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ossify

v.
US //ˈɑsəˌfaɪ// UK //ˈɒsɪfˌaɪ// os·si·fy Archaic
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Origin

Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ify.

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