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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/

動詞

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.
   • 1936, Statistics of Land-grant Colleges and Universities, page 17:

     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.

   • 1997, “The Polish Review”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 42, page 81:

     He wanted to lecture on medicine and for that reason planned to nostrify his Paduan doctorate.

2. To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.
   • 2000, “Indian journal of Secularism”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 5, page 12:

     (We 'nostrify' a certain opinion, accept it etc.) This means that the identity of the subject becomes enlarged.

   • 2003, Berndt Ostendorf, “Eating New Orleans Style”, in Christa Grewe-Volpp, Werner Reinhart, editors, Erlesenes Essen, page 99:

     New Orleans palates nostrify incoming cuisines thanks to a pervasive eating will bred into generations of enthusiastic eaters.

   • 2007, Benjamin Schliesser, Abraham's Faith in Romans 4, footnote 164, page 413:

     Paul shows the Christian believers their place in the divine faith-righteousness, but does not "nostrify" Abraham in Christian terms.

同意語

• nostrificate

関連する語

• nostrification