calcify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ (US)
Etymology
From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.
Meanings
-
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
calcify rapidly
Over time, the arteries began to calcify.
calcify tissue
calcify with age
- (broadly, figuratively) To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| calcified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| calcified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| calcifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
procalcifying · calcific · recalcification · calcifier · anticalcifying · calcifiable · decalcification · recalcify · calcification · decalcify · biocalcify · noncalcifying
Relateds
petrify · calculus · sclerose · ossify
Translations (30)
bg калцирам се (intransitive) · gl calcificar (transitive) · sv förkalka (transitive) · es calcificar (transitive) · tr kireçlenmek (intransitive) · pl wapnieć (intransitive) · pl zwapniać (transitive) · tl kalsipikahan (transitive) · cmn 鈣化 /钙化 (intransitive) · sv förkalkas (intransitive) · bg калцирам (transitive) · ru превраща́ться в и́звесть (intransitive) · gl calcificarse (intransitive) · tr kireçleşmek (intransitive) · cmn 鈣化 /钙化 (transitive) · ca calcificar (transitive) · bg втвърдявам се (intransitive) · it calcificare (transitive) · pt calcificar (transitive) · pl zwapnieć (intransitive) · ru превраща́ть в и́звесть (transitive) · fi kalkkeutua (intransitive) · fr se calcifier (intransitive) · ru отвердевать (intransitive) · pl zwapnić (transitive) · fi kalkkiutua (intransitive) · it calcificarsi (intransitive) · bg втвърдявам (transitive) · fi kalkita (transitive) · fr calcifier (transitive)