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calcify - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'calcify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calcify [ v. i.]
- To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth.
2 . Calcify [ v. t.]
- To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.

Meaning of 'calcify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . calcify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become inflexible and unchanging
Example in sentence:
  • Old folks can calcify
Meaning (2):
- turn into lime; become calcified
Example in sentence:
  • The rock calcified over the centuries
Meaning (3):
- convert into lime
Example in sentence:
  • the salts calcified the rock