ossify
UK/'ɒsifai/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To harden into bone; to become or make rigid, inflexible, or set in habits and opinions.
骨化，硬化；（使）思想僵化，（使）固执保守
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedossroot
+
ifyto make, to cause to become
=ossify
Common Collocations
- 1.ossify into bone骨化
- 2.ossified thinking僵化的思维
Example Sentences
- 1.
Cartilage gradually ossifies into bone as children grow during development.
- 2.
His ossified thinking prevented him from accepting new and better ideas.