🪨calcify

verb
/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms

harden, solidify, petrify, fossilize

Antonyms

soften, dissolve

Collocations

calcify bones, calcify tissue, arteries calcify, slowly calcify

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