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1. ossify
verb. ['ˈɑːsəˌfaɪ'] become bony.
Synonyms
- turn
Antonyms
- destabilize
- enable
Etymology
- os (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Ossify
- acidify
- amplify
- beatify
- calcify
- certify
- clarify
- classify
- codify
- crucify
- decertify
- declassify
- deify
- demystify
- detoxify
- dignify
- disqualify
- diversify
- diversify
- falsify
- glorify
Example sentences of the word ossify
1. Verb, base form
The 206 bones that make up your body start out as cartilage and eventually harden, or ossify.
2. ossify
verb. ['ˈɑːsəˌfaɪ'] make rigid and set into a conventional pattern.
Synonyms
- petrify
- rigidify
Antonyms
- dehydrogenate
- sensitise
- destabilise
Etymology
- os (Latin)
3. ossify
verb. ['ˈɑːsəˌfaɪ'] cause to become hard and bony.
Synonyms
- modify
- change
Antonyms
- dissimilate
- increase
- demilitarize
Etymology
- os (Latin)