ossify

verbs

become bony

"The tissue ossified"

ossify

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

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"

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

"rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"

ossify, petrify, rigidify

is derived from

is derived from

cause to become hard and bony

"The disease ossified the tissue"

ossify

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

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"