ossify

[ os-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈɒs əˌfaɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ossify ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.

to convert into or cause to harden like bone.

verb (used without object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.

to become bone or harden like bone.

to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.

Origin of ossify

1705–15; <Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM ossify

os·si·fi·er, nounun·os·si·fy·ing, adjective

Words nearby ossify

ossiferous, ossific, ossification, ossified, ossifrage, ossify, Ossining, osso bucco, ossobuco, ossuarium, ossuary

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Example sentences from the Web for ossify

The first vertebra to ossify is the second or third cervical, and the ossification gradually extends to those behind.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
Does it liberate or suppress, ossify or render flexible, divide or unify interest?
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
There is a general growth to be observed, and the bones are beginning to ossify.
Embryology|Gerald R. Leighton

The latter will always take care of themselves—the danger being that they rapidly tend to ossify us.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman

British Dictionary definitions for ossify

ossify

/ (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to convert or be converted into bone

(intr) (of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible

Derived forms of ossify

ossifier, noun

Word Origin for ossify

C18: from French ossifier, from Latin os bone + facere to make

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Medical definitions for ossify

ossify

[ ŏs′ə-fī′ ]

v.

To change into bone.

单词	ossify
释义	ossify [ os-uh-fahy ] / ˈɒs əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ossify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing. to convert into or cause to harden like bone. verb (used without object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing. to become bone or harden like bone. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college. Origin of ossify 1705–15; <Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy OTHER WORDS FROM ossify os·si·fi·er, nounun·os·si·fy·ing, adjective Words nearby ossify ossiferous, ossific, ossification, ossified, ossifrage, ossify, Ossining, osso bucco, ossobuco, ossuarium, ossuary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ossify The first vertebra to ossify is the second or third cervical, and the ossification gradually extends to those behind. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson Does it liberate or suppress, ossify or render flexible, divide or unify interest? Human Nature and Conduct\|John Dewey There is a general growth to be observed, and the bones are beginning to ossify. Embryology\|Gerald R. Leighton The latter will always take care of themselves—the danger being that they rapidly tend to ossify us. Complete Prose Works\|Walt Whitman British Dictionary definitions for ossify ossify / (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied to convert or be converted into bone (intr) (of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible Derived forms of ossify ossifier, noun Word Origin for ossify C18: from French ossifier, from Latin os bone + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ossify stiffen, thicken, indurate, freeze, harden, congeal, solidify, petrify, fossilize Medical definitions for ossify ossify [ ŏs′ə-fī′ ] v. To change into bone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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ossify

verb (used with object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.

verb (used without object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.

Origin of ossify

OTHER WORDS FROM ossify

Words nearby ossify

Example sentences from the Web for ossify

British Dictionary definitions for ossify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of ossify

Word Origin for ossify

Words related to ossify

Medical definitions for ossify

v.