Vitrifying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vitrify \Vit"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitrified}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Vitrifying}.] [F. vitrifier; L. vitrum glass +
     -ficare to make. See {Vitreous}, {-fy}.]
     To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy
     substance, by heat and fusion.
     [1913 Webster]