calcify

verbs

become impregnated with calcium salts
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antonym
is a type of (narrower)
become hard or harder
"The wax hardened"
become inflexible and unchanging
"Old folks can calcify"
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undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
turn into lime; become calcified
"The rock calcified over the centuries"
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undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
convert into lime
"the salts calcified the rock"
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"