nostrify UK /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/US /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/ verb2 •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 •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 formsnostrified · nostrifying · nostrifies