Definition of Osify

Definition of Osify

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.

2. Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Ruskin.

Os"si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.
To become inflexible in one's habits or opinions.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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