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Ossify   /ˈɑsəfˌaɪ/   Listen
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Ossify  v. t.  (past & past part. ossified; pres. part. ossifying)  
1.
(Physiol.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.
2.
(Fig.): To harden; as, to ossify the heart.


Ossify  v. i.  (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.





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"Ossify" Quotes from Famous Books



... unconvinced by the pathos and triumph of such a death. But the rough soldier who commanded the executioners had no prejudices or hatred to blind his eyes and ossify his heart. The sight made its natural impression on him; and his exclamation, though not to be taken as a Christian confession or as using the phrase 'Son of God' in its deepest meaning, is yet the beginning of light. Perhaps, as he went thoughtfully ...
— Expositions of Holy Scripture - St. Mark • Alexander Maclaren


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