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ossify

/ ossify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become bony
"The tissue ossified"
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
ossification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
cause to become hard and bony
"The disease ossified the tissue"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
ossification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
"rigidify the training schedule"
"ossified teaching methods"
"slogans petrify our thinking"
Type of:
stiffen
Derived:
ossification conformity rigidity rigidness inflexibility
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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change state turn change alter modify stiffen