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- [os-uh-fahy]
- /ˈɒs əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/
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- [os-uh-fahy]
- /ˈɒs əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of ossify word
- verb with object ossify to convert into or cause to harden like bone. 1
- verb without object ossify to become bone or harden like bone. 1
- verb without object ossify to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college. 1
- noun ossify Turn into bone or bony tissue. 1
- intransitive verb ossify turn to bone 1
- intransitive verb ossify become rigid, inflexible 1
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Origin of ossify
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy
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Parts of speech for Ossify
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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ossify popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ossify usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ossify
verb ossify
- petrify — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- fossilize — Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- fossilise — Alternative spelling of fossilize.
- harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
Antonyms for ossify
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