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calcify

/kˈælsəfˌaɪ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. become impregnated with calcium salts
  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”

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Words that rhyme with calcify

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