What is the meaning of calcify?

verb

  • Become impregnated with calcium salts.
  • Become inflexible and unchanging.
    • usage: "Old folks can calcify"
  • Turn into lime; become calcified.
    • usage: "The rock calcified over the centuries"
  • Convert into lime.
    • usage: "the salts calcified the rock"
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