nostrificate

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nostrificate

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First attested in 1889; back-formation from nostrification, from Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ific + -ate. Doublet of nostrify.

verb nostrificates · nostrificating · nostrificated

To grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university; to nostrify.
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@misc{nostrificate_2026,
  title = {nostrificate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nostrificate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}