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 | ||