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.

1 . calcify

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- become inflexible and unchanging

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Meaning (2):
- turn into lime; become calcified

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Meaning (3):
- convert into lime

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