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ossifying |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ossified}; p. pr & vb n. {Ossifying}.] [L. os ossis, bone + -fy: cf F. ossifier. See {Osseous}.] 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. --Ruskin. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ossifying \Os"si*fy`ing\, a. (Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as the ossifying process.
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