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Word: ossify (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • rare To calcify.
  • animate To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
  • inanimate To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
  • ambitransitive To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.

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