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os•si•fy

Pronunciation: (os'u-fī"), [key]
—v., -fied, -fy•ing.

—v.t.
to convert into or cause to harden like bone.

—v.i.
1. to become bone or harden like bone.
2. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.

ossifrage

Ossining

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ossify (Thesaurus)

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