lignify

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To become wood.
2. (intransitive) To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
3. (broadly, intransitive) To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
4. (transitive) To turn into wood; to make ligneous.

Synonyms

stiffen

grow numb

Translations

verhouten

lignifier

lignificare

ξυλοποιώ

lignificarsi

lignificarse

odun haline koymak

odunlaştırmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Latin līgnum (“wood”) + -ify.