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| 单词 | ossify |
| 释义 | ossify (ɒsɪfaɪ ) Word forms: ossifies , ossifying , ossified verb If an idea, system, or organization ossifies or if something ossifies it, it becomes fixed and difficult to change. [formal, disapproval] It reckons that rationing would ossify the farm industry. [VERB noun] British society tended to ossify and close ranks as the 1930s drew to their close. [VERB] ...an ossified institution. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: harden, freeze, stiffen, petrify |
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