Definition of Ossify
Ossify
os·si·fy
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To change or convert into bone tissue; to become rigid or inflexible.
e.g. The doctor said that the broken bone would ossify over time.
(verb)
to become rigid, fixed or conventional in attitude or position and opposed to change;
e.g. He fears that this style of classical music will ossify and only the older generations would listen.
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