2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ossified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ossifying}.] [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See {Osseous}.] 1. (Physiol.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig.): To harden; as, to ossify the heart. --Ruskin. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ossifying \Os"si*fy`ing\, a. (Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process. [1913 Webster]
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