English dictionary
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English verb: ossify | |||
| 1. | ossify (change) become bony | ||
| Samples | The tissue ossified. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| 2. | ossify (change) make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||
| Samples | Rigidify the training schedule. Ossified teaching methods. Slogans petrify our thinking. | ||
| Synonyms | petrify, rigidify | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stiffen | ||
| 3. | ossify (change) cause to become hard and bony | ||
| Samples | The disease ossified the tissue. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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