OSSIFY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ossify. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OSSIFY
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| 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 | ||||||
| coagulate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass verb • change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state • cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state | ||||||
| congeal | verbv | |||||
verb • become gelatinous | ||||||
| fortify | verbv | |||||
verb • make strong or stronger • enclose by or as if by a fortification • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • add nutrients to • add alcohol to (beverages) | ||||||
| freeze | verbv | |||||
noun • the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid • weather cold enough to cause freezing • an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement • fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level verb • stop moving or become immobilized • change to ice • be cold • cause to freeze • stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it • be very cold, below the freezing point • change from a liquid to a solid when cold • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) • anesthetize by cold • suddenly behave coldly and formally | ||||||
| solidify | verbv | |||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||
| stiffen | verbv | |||||
verb • become stiff or stiffer • make stiff or stiffer • severely restrict in scope or extent | ||||||
| rigidify | verbv | |||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||