ossify
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1. become bony (verb.change)
hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
2. cause to become hard and bony (verb.change)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)
hypernym | : | stiffen, |
definition | : | make stiff or stiffer (verb.change) |
4. become bony (verb.change)
derivation | : | ossification, ossification, |
definition | : | the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material (noun.process) |
5. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)
derivation | : | rigidity, rigidness, |
definition | : | the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | ossification, |
definition | : | the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior (noun.process) |
6. become bony (verb.change)
derivation | : | ossification, ossification, |
definition | : | the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material (noun.process) |
7. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)
derivation | : | rigidity, rigidness, |
definition | : | the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | ossification, |
definition | : | the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior (noun.process) |
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