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   ossify

   /ˈɒsɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. turn into bone or bony tissue: "these tracheal cartilages may ossify" Similar turn into bonebecome bonyhardensolidifystiffenrigidifypetrifyfossilizerare:indurate
   • 2. become rigid or fixed in attitude or position; cease developing: "our political system has ossified" Similar become inflexiblebecome rigidfossilizehardenrigidifystagnatebecome unyielding/obduratebecome unprogressivecease developing

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French ossifier, from Latin os, oss- ‘bone’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ossification noun
   • 2. ossific adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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