Ossify (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Become bony; "The tissue ossified".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Turn

Related Words

• Ossification (noun)

Meaning ²

Cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Related Words

• Ossification (noun)

Meaning ³

Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Rigidify
• Petrify

Hypernyms

• Stiffen

Related Words

• Ossification (noun)