ossify

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  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.

Berevajî
deossify
Werger

οστεοποιώ

ακινητοποιούμαι

se racornir

s’ossifier

verbenen

ossificar

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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

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