ossify.
To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
Meaning & usage
To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
To calcify.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ify.
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