Ossify /(?)/

Os·si·fy

Ossify

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying

  1. To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. (Physiol.)
  2. To harden; as, to ossify the heart. (Fig.)

Ossify

v. i.
  1. To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. (Physiol.)