Ossify - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɑːsɪfaɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ossify
Brit.  |ˈɒsɪfaɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ossify

verb

- become bony
- make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (syn: petrify)
- cause to become hard and bony

Extra examples

The cartilage will ossify, becoming bone.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ossify
he/she/it: ossifies
present participle: ossifying
past tense: ossified
past participle: ossified
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