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calcify

 
Verb calcify has 4 senses
  1. calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts
    --1 is one way to
    harden, indurate
    Antonyms: decalcify
    Derived forms: noun calcification2, noun calcification1, noun calcium1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"
    --2 is one way to
    change
    Derived form: noun calcification3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  3. calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"
    --3 is one way to
    change state, turn
    Derived forms: noun calcification2, noun calcium1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  4. calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock"
    --4 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun calcium1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
calcicolous calciferol calciferous calcific calcification calcifications calcified tissue calcifugous calcify calcimine calcination calcine calcined lime calcinosis, calcita calcite calcitic

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