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Ossify
/ˈɑsəfˌaɪ/
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Ossify
verb
(past & past part.
ossified
; pres. part.
ossifying
)
1.
Become bony.
2.
Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern.
Synonyms:
petrify
,
rigidify
.
"Ossified teaching methods" , "Slogans petrify our thinking"
3.
Cause to become hard and bony.
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Words linked to "Ossify" :
change state
,
ossification
,
alter
,
turn
,
stiffen
,
modify
,
change
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