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cal·ci·fy
(kăl′sə-fī′)tr. & intr.v. cal·ci·fied, cal·ci·fy·ing, cal·ci·fies
1. To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.
2. To make or become inflexible and unchanging.
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calcify
(ˈkælsɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into lime
2. (Chemistry) to harden or become hardened by impregnation with calcium salts
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cal•ci•fy
(ˈkæl səˌfaɪ)v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
2. to make or become rigid or inflexible, as in an intellectual position.
[1830–40]
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calcify
Past participle: calcified
Gerund: calcifying
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| Verb | 1. | calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts decalcify - remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" |
| 2. | calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 3. | calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 4. | calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" |
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