calcify
verb /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
[intransitive, transitive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they calcify | /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it calcifies | /ˈkælsɪfaɪz/ /ˈkælsɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple calcified | /ˈkælsɪfaɪd/ /ˈkælsɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle calcified | /ˈkælsɪfaɪd/ /ˈkælsɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form calcifying | /ˈkælsɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈkælsɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- calcify (something) to become hard when calcium salts are added; to make something hard by adding calcium salts