ossify

/ˈɒsɪfˌa‍ɪ/

/ˈɑsəˌfaɪ/

to ossify

MAIN VERB

to harden and turn into bone

1.1

to cause something, such as a cartilage, to harden and change into bone

to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change

synonyms : petrify

2.1

to become very inflexible and opposed to change

Examples

1. The rare mutation turned his muscle tissue to bone and, by the time of his death, Eastlack’s entire body had ossified.

2. Opinions ossify making it a rather rigid place to navigate.

3. Museums cannot be ossified we cannot simply be necropolises or archives.

4. As monopolies ossify people find ways to blow them up.