calcify

cal·ci·fy

 (kăl′sə-fī′)

tr. & intr.v. cal·ci·fied, cal·ci·fy·ing, cal·ci·fies

1. To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.

2. To make or become inflexible and unchanging.

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calcify

(ˈkælsɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into lime

2. (Chemistry) to harden or become hardened by impregnation with calcium salts

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cal•ci•fy

(ˈkæl səˌfaɪ)

v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.

1. to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.

2. to make or become rigid or inflexible, as in an intellectual position.

[1830–40]

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calcify

Past participle: calcified
Gerund: calcifying

Imperative

calcify

calcify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts harden, indurate - become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" decalcify - remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
	2.	calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify" change - 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"
	3.	calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries" change state, turn - 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"
	4.	calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" alter, change, modify - 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"

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Translations

calcifier

calcificare

calcify

[ˈkælsɪfaɪ]

A. VT → calcificar

B. VI → calcificarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

calcify

vt → Kalk m → ablagern auf/in (+dat), → verkalken lassen

vi → verkalken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

calcify

[ˈkælsɪfaɪ]

1. vt → calcificare

2. vi → calcificarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

calcify

vi (pret & pp -fied) calcificarse

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