calcify

cal·ci·fy

C0027600 (kăl′sə-fī′)tr. & intr.v. cal·ci·fied, cal·ci·fy·ing, cal·ci·fies 1. To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.2. To make or become inflexible and unchanging.

calcify

(ˈkælsɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into lime2. (Chemistry) to harden or become hardened by impregnation with calcium salts

cal•ci•fy

(ˈkæl səˌfaɪ)

v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts. 2. to make or become rigid or inflexible, as in an intellectual position. [1830–40]

calcify

Past participle: calcified
Gerund: calcifying

Imperative
calcify
calcify

Present
I calcify
you calcify
he/she/it calcifies
we calcify
you calcify
they calcify

Preterite
I calcified
you calcified
he/she/it calcified
we calcified
you calcified
they calcified

Present Continuous
I am calcifying
you are calcifying
he/she/it is calcifying
we are calcifying
you are calcifying
they are calcifying

Present Perfect
I have calcified
you have calcified
he/she/it has calcified
we have calcified
you have calcified
they have calcified

Past Continuous
I was calcifying
you were calcifying
he/she/it was calcifying
we were calcifying
you were calcifying
they were calcifying

Past Perfect
I had calcified
you had calcified
he/she/it had calcified
we had calcified
you had calcified
they had calcified

Future
I will calcify
you will calcify
he/she/it will calcify
we will calcify
you will calcify
they will calcify

Future Perfect
I will have calcified
you will have calcified
he/she/it will have calcified
we will have calcified
you will have calcified
they will have calcified

Future Continuous
I will be calcifying
you will be calcifying
he/she/it will be calcifying
we will be calcifying
you will be calcifying
they will be calcifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been calcifying
you have been calcifying
he/she/it has been calcifying
we have been calcifying
you have been calcifying
they have been calcifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been calcifying
you will have been calcifying
he/she/it will have been calcifying
we will have been calcifying
you will have been calcifying
they will have been calcifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been calcifying
you had been calcifying
he/she/it had been calcifying
we had been calcifying
you had been calcifying
they had been calcifying

Conditional
I would calcify
you would calcify
he/she/it would calcify
we would calcify
you would calcify
they would calcify

Past Conditional
I would have calcified
you would have calcified
he/she/it would have calcified
we would have calcified
you would have calcified
they would have calcified

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	calcify - become impregnated with calcium saltsharden, indurate - become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"decalcify - remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
	2.	calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	3.	calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"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"
	4.	calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock"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"

Translations

calcifiercalcificare

calcify

cal·ci·fy

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cal•ci•fy

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cal·ci·fy

cal·ci·fy

calcify

Antonyms for calcify

verb become impregnated with calcium salts

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Antonyms

verb become inflexible and unchanging

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verb turn into lime

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verb convert into lime

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