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/ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ · verb
(transitive) To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion..
A large percentage of all Late Horizon fragments at this site was overfired, to the point where many were vitrified, black to dark brown, and misshapen, some with blistered surfaces.
Her work was endless, she carried tubs and cauldrons and pails of heat-blasted sand, sand blasted into liquid glass, up the ladder that had vitrified where her bucket splashed, and tipped the liquid glass into the swimming pool, where, at the touch of the water, it turned into her huge, solid tears.
Use vitrify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vitrify means (transitive) To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion..
Common synonyms include glassify.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A large percentage of all Late Horizon fragments at this site was overfired, to the point where many were vitrified, black to dark brown, and misshapen, some with blistered surfaces.
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