ossify

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) +‎ -ify. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.sə.faɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ === Verb === ossify (third-person singular simple present ossifies, present participle ossifying, simple past and past participle ossified) (ambitransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals. Antonym: deossify Coordinate term: chondrify (ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions. Synonym: harden (ambitransitive, inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent. (rare) To calcify. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== calcify === References === === Anagrams === Foisys