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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋɑsәˏfaI 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊɒsifai 〕


Overview of verb ossify

The verb ossify has 3 senses


  • ossify -- (become bony; "The tissue ossified")

  • rigidify, ossify, petrify -- (make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking")

  • ossify -- (cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue")