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nostrifies

nostrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nostrify.

Meaning of nostrify

Verb

nostrify (third-person singular simple present nostrifies, present participle nostrifying, simple past and past participle nostrified)

  1. To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.
    • The status of academic school is conferred on any institution by a special law, and only academic schools are authorized to confer degrees and nostrify degrees granted Polish citizens abroad.1936, Statistics of Land-grant Colleges and Universities, page 17
  2. To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.
    • (We 'nostrify' a certain opinion, accept it etc.) This means that the identity of the subject becomes enlarged.2000, “Indian journal of Secularism”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 5, page 12

Questions about nostrifies

What is nostrifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nostrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nostrify.

Words near nostrifies in the dictionary

  1. nostrificates
  2. nostrificating
  3. nostrification
  4. nostrifications
  5. nostrified
  6. nostrifies
  7. nostrify
  8. nostrifying
  9. nostril
  10. nostriled
  11. nostrilful

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