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- pronunciation:
- a
sih
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ossifies, ossifying, ossified |
| definition 1: |
to make into or like bone.
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| definition 2: |
to make (patterns of thought, behavior, or the like) inflexible or rigid.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to harden into or like bone.
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| definition 2: |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior.
He had been an innovator, but he has since ossified and become intolerant of new ideas. |
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| derivations: |
ossification (n.), ossifier (n.) |
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