CALCIFY


Meaning of CALCIFY in English

ˈkalsəˌfī verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: calc- + -fy

transitive verb

1. : to make calcareous by deposit or secretion of calcium salts

2. : to make inflexible or unchangeable : fix

calcify the state of things as they are — Fortune

intransitive verb

1. : to become calcareous

2. : to become inflexible and changeless : become fixed : harden

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