OSSIFIES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ossifies. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| calcifies | verbv | |||||
verb • become impregnated with calcium salts • become inflexible and unchanging • turn into lime; become calcified • convert into lime | ||||||
| consolidates | verbv | |||||
verb • unite into one • make firm or secure; strengthen • bring together into a single whole or system • form into a solid mass or whole • make or form into a solid or hardened mass | ||||||
| fossilizes | verbv | |||||
verb • convert to a fossil • become mentally inflexible | ||||||
| hardens | verbv | |||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| petrifies | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| solidifies | verbv | |||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||
| stiffens | verbv | |||||
verb • become stiff or stiffer • make stiff or stiffer • severely restrict in scope or extent | ||||||
| harden | verbv | |||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| petrify | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| rigidify | verbv | |||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
