# nostrify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/

## Definitions
1. To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.
2. To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.

## Etymology
First attested in the 1910s; learned borrowing from Latin noster (“our, ours”, oblique stem in nostr-) + -ify, compare nostrificate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nostrify