(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

liquidfy

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ossify
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Rhymes

  • ossify