Definition of calcify Calcify
/kæˈlsʌfajˌ/ - [katlsufay] - cal•ci•fy
We found 9 definitions of calcify from 4 different sources.
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What does calcify mean?
WordNet
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| calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts | ||
| decalcify remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" | ||
| indurate, harden become fixed or established; "indurated customs" | ||
| calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries" | ||
| change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | ||
| calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify" | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- calcify (Verb)
To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. - calcify (Verb)
To become hard and stony by impregnation with calcium salts.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- calcify (v. t.)
To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime. - calcify (v. i.)
To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth.
Part of speech
🔤- calcify, verb, present, 1st person singular of calcify (infinitive).
- calcify, verb (infinitive).
