ossify
(os-si-fy)
3 syllables
Definition
verb. 1 to change or develop into bone; 2 make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
Example Sentence
When a baby is born many of the bones in its body have yet to ossify.
Synonyms
turn to bone; develop into bone; change into bone; make rigid
Antonyms
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Rhymes
- ossify