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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb ossify has 3 senses
- ossify(v = verb.change) - become bony; "The tissue ossified" is one way to change state, turn
- ossify(v = verb.change) petrify, rigidify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" is one way to stiffen
- ossify(v = verb.change) - cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue" is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived form noun ossification2
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived forms noun ossification4, noun ossification3
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun ossification2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
ossify, v. t. [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.].
- To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. [1913 Webster]
- To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Ruskin. [1913 Webster]
ossify, v. i.
To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ossify, v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied)
1 turn into bone; harden.
2 make or become rigid, callous, or unprogressive.
1 turn into bone; harden.
2 make or become rigid, callous, or unprogressive.
Derivative
ossific adj. ossification n.
Etymology
F ossifier f. L os ossis bone