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nostrify

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

First attested in the 1910s from oblique stem of Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ify. Doublet of nostrificate.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tunnustaa — to grant recognition to a foreign degree
  • German: nostrifizieren — to grant recognition to a foreign degree
  • Polish: nostryfikować — to grant recognition to a foreign degree
  • Russian: нострифицировать (nostrificirovatʹ) — to grant recognition to a foreign degree
  • Finnish: omaksua — to adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture
  • German: nostrifizieren — to adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture