To 'harden', 'rigidify' or 'solidify'
The word ossify means to turn into bone or to harden. Another word that has a similar meaning is calcify, which also refers to the process of hardening or turning into a bony substance.
If we waited any longer for the waiter, my older friend was about to ossify.
Some words that have the same meaning as 'ossify' (synonyms for the word), are: fossilize, solidify, and thicken.
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Yes, ossified is the past tense of ossify.
The three parts of the hip bone ossify during the fetal period
The xyphoid process in the sternum is the last bone to ossify in the human skeleton.
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Some words containing the root oss are -fossil -ossify -ossicle -osseous -ossification -ossuary
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Endochondral ossification.
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