ossify

One entry found for ossify.

Main Entry: os·si·fy
Pronunciation: 'ä-s&-"fI
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -fied; -fy·ing
Etymology: Latin oss-, os + English -ify
intransitive verb
1 : to change into bone
2 : to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change
transitive verb
1 : to change (as cartilage) into bone
2 : to make rigidly conventional and opposed to change