ossify

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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

Synonimy

rigidify

fossilize

harden

petrify

establish

osteogenesis

grow stiff

tenure

turn to stone

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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