ossify

1. v. t. To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. Source: opted

2. v. t. Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Source: opted

3. v. i. To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. Source: opted

4. v. become bony Source: wordnet

5. v. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern Source: wordnet

6. v. cause to become hard and bony Source: wordnet

7. 1. (Physiol.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. 2. Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Ruskin. To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. Source: webster

8. To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance intobone, as by the deposition of lime salts. Source: adambom

9. v:100 v. become bony v. cause to become hard and bony Source: ecdict

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