ossify

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

pétrifier

se racornir

s’ossifier

Opposé de

deossify

Synonymes

rigidify

fossilize

harden

petrify

establish

osteogenesis

grow stiff

tenure

turn to stone

Traductions

verknöchern

osificarse

ossificar

οστεοποιώ

ακινητοποιούμαι

irrigidire

pietrificare

ossificarsi

verharden

verstenen

verbenen

ossificar

cristalizar-se

katılaşmak

kemiğe dönmek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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