ossify

ˈɑsəˌfaɪ

ossified, ossifies

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Definition of ossify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

behavior

intr.

Rare

become inflexible in habits or opinions

intr.

Rare

His views began to ossify as he aged.

harden

stiffen

biology

tr./intr.

TECH.

transform soft tissue into bone

tr./intr.

TECH.

The cartilage will ossify over time.

calcify

harden

solidify

medical

tr.

TECH.

cause to become hard and bony

tr.

TECH.

The disease can ossify the connective tissues.

calcify

harden

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Origin of ossify

Latin, os (bone) + ify (to make)

Examples of ossify in a sentence

The committee's procedures started to ossify.
The injury will ossify if not treated.
Certain conditions can cause tissues to ossify.
Certain conditions can ossify soft tissues over time.
The treatment may ossify the cartilage unintentionally.

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French:s'ossifier, se calcifier, ...
German:verhärten, verknöchern, ...
Italian:irrigidirsi, ossificare, ...
Spanish:rigidizarse, osificar, ...
Portuguese:ossificar-se, ossificar, ...
Chinese:僵化, 骨化, ...
Japanese:硬直する, 骨化する, ...
Arabic:تَجَمَّدَ, تَعَظَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַבֵּעַ, לְהִתְעַצֵּם, ...
Russian:окостеневать, окостенеть, ...
Ukrainian:окостеніти, перетворюватися на кістку, ...
Hindi:अटल हो जाना, हड्डी में बदलना, ...
Bengali:অনমনীয় হয়ে যাওয়া, হাড়ে রূপান্তরিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:ossificar-se, ossificar, ...
Czech:zkostnatět, osifikovat, ...
Danish:stivne, forbenes, ...
Dutch:verstarren, verbenen, ...
Greek:παγιώνομαι, οστεοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:megmerevedni, elcsontosodni, ...
Khmer:រឹងរូស, ក្លាយជាឆ្អឹង, ...
Korean:경직되다, 골화되다, ...
Persian:غیرقابل انعطاف شد, استخوانی شد, ...
Polish:kostnieć, przekształcić się w kość, ...
Portuguese (BR):cristalizar, ossificar, ...
Romanian:a se rigidiza, a osifica, ...
Swedish:stelna, förbenas, ...
Thai:แข็งตัว, กลายเป็นกระดูก, ...
Turkish:katılaşmak, kemikleşmek, ...
Vietnamese:trở nên cứng nhắc, hóa xương, ...

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