ossify

ossify Definition

os·sify (äs′ə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb ossified -·fied′, ossifying -·fy′·ing

Etymology: < L os (gen. ossis), a bone (< IE base *ost- > Sans ásthi, Gr osteon, bone) + -fy

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ossify Usage Examples

Object

society: We reject it because it favors a selected group of dominant beliefs and tends to ossify society around them.

Preposition: into

dogma: For permaculture to remain alive - and not ossify into dogma - it must also change.

Modifying Another Word

not: For permaculture to remain alive - and not ossify into dogma - it must also change.

Preposition: from

center: It ossifies from 14 centers through an elaborate schedule and timetable of ossification which eventually achieves the alignment of the face.

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