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Calcify: meaning, definitions and examples

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calcify

 

[ หˆkรฆlsษชหŒfaษช ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

medical

To harden or solidify by deposition of calcium salts; to become rigid or inflexible.

Synonyms

harden, solidify, stiffen

Examples of usage

  • The X-ray showed that the arteries had started to calcify.
  • Over time, the bone tissue may calcify, leading to decreased flexibility.
Context #2 | Verb

figurative

To make something rigid, fixed, or unchanging.

Synonyms

harden, settle, stiffen

Examples of usage

  • The strict rules started to calcify the organization's culture.
  • Her beliefs began to calcify, making her resistant to new ideas.

Translations

Translations of the word "calcify" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น calcificar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅˆเคฒเฅเคธเคฟเคซเคพเคˆ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verkalken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengapur

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะฐะปัŒั†ะธั„ั–ะบัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zwapniฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็Ÿณ็ฐๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท calcifier

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ calcificar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kalsifiye etmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ํšŒํ™”ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชูƒู„ุณ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kalcifikovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kalcifikovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้’™ๅŒ–

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kalcificirati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ kalkast

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะฐะปัŒั†ะธั„ะธะบะฐั†ะธั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒชแƒ˜แƒคแƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kalsifikasiya etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ calcificar

Etymology

The word 'calcify' originated from the Latin word 'calx', meaning lime or limestone. The suffix 'ify' is derived from the Latin 'facere', meaning to make. Therefore, 'calcify' literally means to make like lime or limestone. The term has been used in medical and figurative contexts to describe the process of hardening or solidifying, both physically and metaphorically.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #38,229, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.