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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Ossify
  2. a. Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
  3. Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
  4. v become bony v make rigid and set into a conventional pattern v cause to become hard and bony