Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Ossify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
become bony
"The tissue ossified"
2
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
"rigidify the training schedule"
"ossified teaching methods"
"slogans petrify our thinking"
3
cause to become hard and bony
"The disease ossified the tissue"
4
To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
Example Sentences
"The tissue ossified"
verb
"rigidify the training schedule"
verb
"ossified teaching methods"
verb
"slogans petrify our thinking"
verb
"The disease ossified the tissue"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)