v.
Pronunciation: ' kal-s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: 1854
transitive verb
1 : to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts
2 : to make inflexible or unchangeable
intransitive verb
1 : to become calcareous
2 : to become inflexible and changeless : HARDEN
– cal · ci · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ kal-s ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun