/kal"seuh fuy'/ , v.t., v.i., calcified, calcifying .
1. Physiol. to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
2. Geol. to harden by deposition of calcium carbonate.
3. to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
[ 1830-40; CALCI- + -FY ]