| VERB | change | ossify | become bony |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | ossify, rigidify, petrify | make rigid / rigid / rigid and set into a conventional pattern | |
| change | ossify | cause to become hard and bony |
| Sounds | aa'sahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | Become bony. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | osificar | |
| Catalan | ossificar | |
| Nouns | ossification | the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material |
| Meaning | make rigid / rigid / rigid and set into a conventional pattern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | rigidify, petrify | |
| Broader | stiffen | make stiff or stiffer |
| Nouns | ossification | hardened conventionality |
| ossification | the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior | |
| Meaning | Cause to become hard and bony. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | ossification | the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material |
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