Main Entry: cal·ci·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈkal-sə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cal·ci·fied; cal·ci·fy·ing

Date: 1854

transitive verb 1 : to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts
2 : to make inflexible or unchangeableintransitive verb 1 : to become calcareous
2 : to become inflexible and changeless : harden

— cal·ci·fi·ca·tion \ˌkal-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun