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calcify

verb

/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/

Meaning

To harden by deposition of calcium salts; to become rigid or inflexible.

Over time, the tissue began to calcify and lose flexibility.

harden, solidify, petrify, fossilize

soften, dissolve

calcify bones, calcify tissue, arteries calcify, slowly calcify

to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp cracking sound

To cook food by direct heat, usually under a grill or over a fire.

to push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd

to determine by mathematical computation; to estimate

to describe or represent something or someone in a work of art or literature

to respond to a question or statement