Definition of ossify Ossify
/ɑˈsʌfajˌ/ - [asufay] - os•si•fy
We found 12 definitions of ossify from 5 different sources.
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What does ossify mean?
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| ossify - become bony; "The tissue ossified" | ||
| 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" | ||
| ossify - cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue" | ||
| 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" | ||
| ossify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" | ||
| rigidify, petrify | ||
| stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" | ||
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- ossify (Verb)
To transform or cause to transform from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals. - ossify (Verb)
To become or cause to become inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions. - ossify (Verb)
To grow or cause to grow formulaic and permanent. - ossify (Verb)
To calcify.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ossify (v. t.)
To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. - ossify (v. t.)
Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. - ossify (v. i.)
To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
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ossify
To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
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🔤- ossify, verb, present, 1st person singular of ossify (infinitive).
- ossify, verb (infinitive).
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