OSSIFIES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ossifies. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OSSIFIES
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| calcifies | verbv | |||||||
verb • become impregnated with calcium salts • become inflexible and unchanging • turn into lime; become calcified • convert into lime | ||||||||
| consolidates | verbv | |||||||
verb • unite into one • make firm or secure; strengthen • bring together into a single whole or system • form into a solid mass or whole • make or form into a solid or hardened mass | ||||||||
| fossilizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • convert to a fossil • become mentally inflexible | ||||||||
| hardens | verbv | |||||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||||
| petrifies | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||
| solidifies | verbv | |||||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||||
| stiffens | verbv | |||||||
verb • become stiff or stiffer • make stiff or stiffer • severely restrict in scope or extent | ||||||||
| harden | verbv | |||||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||||
| petrify | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||
| rigidify | verbv | |||||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||
