| 释义 |
ossifyenUK
os·si·fy O0140400 (ŏs′ə-fī′)v. os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing, os·si·fies v.intr.1. To change into bone; become bony.2. To become set in a rigidly conventional pattern: "The central ideas of liberalism have ossified" (Jeffrey Hart).v.tr.1. To convert (a membrane or cartilage, for example) into bone.2. To mold into a rigidly conventional pattern.
[Latin os, oss-, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots + -fy.]
os·sif′ic (ŏ-sĭf′ĭk) adj.ossify (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Anatomy) to convert or be converted into bone2. (intr) (of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible[C18: from French ossifier, from Latin os bone + facere to make] ˈossiˌfier nos•si•fy (ˈɒs əˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to convert into or cause to harden like bone. v.i. 2. to become bone or harden like bone. 3. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, opinions, etc. [1705–15; < Latin oss-, s. of os bone + -ify] os`si•fi•ca′tion, n. os′si•fi`er, n. ossify
Past participle: ossified
Gerund: ossifying
| Present |
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| I ossify | | you ossify | | he/she/it ossifies | | we ossify | | you ossify | | they ossify |
| Preterite |
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| I ossified | | you ossified | | he/she/it ossified | | we ossified | | you ossified | | they ossified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ossifying | | you are ossifying | | he/she/it is ossifying | | we are ossifying | | you are ossifying | | they are ossifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ossified | | you have ossified | | he/she/it has ossified | | we have ossified | | you have ossified | | they have ossified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ossifying | | you were ossifying | | he/she/it was ossifying | | we were ossifying | | you were ossifying | | they were ossifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had ossified | | you had ossified | | he/she/it had ossified | | we had ossified | | you had ossified | | they had ossified |
| Future |
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| I will ossify | | you will ossify | | he/she/it will ossify | | we will ossify | | you will ossify | | they will ossify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have ossified | | you will have ossified | | he/she/it will have ossified | | we will have ossified | | you will have ossified | | they will have ossified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ossifying | | you will be ossifying | | he/she/it will be ossifying | | we will be ossifying | | you will be ossifying | | they will be ossifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been ossifying | | you have been ossifying | | he/she/it has been ossifying | | we have been ossifying | | you have been ossifying | | they have been ossifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been ossifying | | you will have been ossifying | | he/she/it will have been ossifying | | we will have been ossifying | | you will have been ossifying | | they will have been ossifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been ossifying | | you had been ossifying | | he/she/it had been ossifying | | we had been ossifying | | you had been ossifying | | they had been ossifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would ossify | | you would ossify | | he/she/it would ossify | | we would ossify | | you would ossify | | they would ossify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have ossified | | you would have ossified | | he/she/it would have ossified | | we would have ossified | | you would have ossified | | they would have ossified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ossify - become bony; "The tissue ossified"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 2. | ossify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"rigidify, petrifystiffen - make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" | | 3. | ossify - cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
Translationscristallizzarsiossificare
ossifyenUK
ossify[′äs·ə‚fī] (physiology) To form or turn into bone. ossifyenUK
ossify [os´ĭ-fi] to change or develop into bone.os·si·fy (os'i-fī), To form bone or convert into bone. [ossi- + L. facio, to make] ossify (ŏs′ə-fī′)v. ossi·fied, ossi·fying, ossi·fies v.intr.1. To change into bone; become bony.2. To become set in a rigidly conventional pattern: "The central ideas of liberalism have ossified" (Jeffrey Hart).v.tr.1. To convert (a membrane or cartilage, for example) into bone.2. To mold into a rigidly conventional pattern.
os·sif′ic (ŏ-sĭf′ĭk) adj.ossify verb To change into boneos·si·fy (os'i-fī) To form bone or convert into bone. [ossi- + L. facio, to make]os·si·fy (os'i-fī) To form bone or convert into bone. [ossi- + L. facio, to make]ossifyenUK
Related to ossify: ossificationSynonyms for ossifyverb become bonyRelated Wordsverb make rigid and set into a conventional patternSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to become hard and bonyRelated Words |