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calcify

cal·cify

US/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

become impregnated with calcium salts

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2.

become inflexible and unchanging

  • “Old folks can calcify”
3.

turn into lime; become calcified

  • “The rock calcified over the centuries”
4.

convert into lime

  • “the salts calcified the rock”

Origin

From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.

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