English → Latin
“vitrify” in Latin
vertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve; to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, mūtōto move, remove; to alter, change, modify, transform; to vary, diversify
The English word vitrify itself goes back to Latin vitrum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vitrify
Transitively, in vitrum convertere aliquid.
Intransitively, in vitrum converti, verti, mutari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vitrify?
- The usual Latin words for “vitrify” are vertō, mūtō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.