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Definition ossify in American English

ossify verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/ˈɑsɪˌfaɪ/
1

if a belief, idea, organization, etc. ossifies, or if something ossifies it, it becomes fixed and will not change

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2

to become bone, or to change something into bone

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Definition ossify in American English