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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024os•si•fy /ˈɑsəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. - to (cause to) become bone or be hardened like bone: [no object]Over time the soft substances ossified.[~ + object]Dry, extreme heat ossified these clam shells.
- to become rigid or unchangeable in one's habits, opinions, etc.:[no object]had ossified in his attitudes.
os•si•fi•ca•tion /ˌɑsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•si•fy (os′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
v.i. - 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.
- Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy
- 1705–15
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