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ossifies

The word “ossifies” has 3 syllables: os-si-fies

It's pronounced as /ˈɑː.sə.faɪz/

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In the thesaurus, “ossifies” has 28 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ossifies along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ossifies

Antonyms for ossifies

  • deliquesces
  • dissolves
  • fluxes
  • fuses
  • liquefies
  • liquifies
  • melts
  • smelts
  • softens
  • thaws
  • unfreezes

Meanings of ossifies

  • verb
    1. To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
    2. (animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
    3. (inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
    4. To calcify.

Example Sentences

  • As the fetus develops, its soft cartilage gradually ossifies into bone.
  • Over time, tradition ossifies and becomes resistant to change.
  • The tissue ossifies when minerals accumulate and harden within it.
  • When leadership ossifies, creativity within the company tends to decline.
  • The scientist explained how bone ossifies through a natural biological process.

On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ossifies, such as: anneals, cakes, calcifies, calluses, case-hardens, clots, coagulates.

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