ossify

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Konzepte

verknöchern

Gegenteil von

deossify

Synonyme

rigidify

fossilize

harden

petrify

establish

osteogenesis

grow stiff

tenure

turn to stone

Übersetzungen

ossificar

οστεοποιώ

osificarse

αποστεούμαι

ακινητοποιούμαι

pétrifier

se racornir

s’ossifier

irrigidire

pietrificare

ossificarsi

verharden

verstenen

verbenen

ossificar

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ify.