calcify
verb
cal·ci·fy
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calcified;
calcifying
Definition of calcify
1
: to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts
2
: to make inflexible or unchangeable
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Other Words from calcify
calcification
\ ˌkal-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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noun
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noun
Examples of calcify in a Sentence
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The consistency suggests the president’s weak standing with the American people is calcified after two years of near-constant political crises and divisive rhetoric at the White House. — Hannah Fingerhut, The Denver Post, "6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Trump’s handling his job, AP-NORC poll says," 22 Aug. 2019 Lydia, as Dowd plays her, isn’t a lonely woman whose pain is calcifying into maliciousness. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Cruelty of Aunt Lydia," 13 July 2019 Having cracked open advertising’s calcified male dominance, Har’el now has her sights on the larger entertainment industry. — Stacy Perman, latimes.com, "Filmmaker Alma Har'el frees up space for women in the entertainment industry," 17 June 2019 Now, after decades keeping the world at arm's length, the Argentine has gone on the record to have his say on a narrative long-calcified in public memory. — Thomas Page, CNN, "Sex, drugs and soccer: Diego Maradona film shines light on Napoli years," 12 June 2019 The test, which is like a CT scan, measures calcified plaque in the coronary arteries. — Betsy Mckay, WSJ, "New Guidelines for Treating High Cholesterol Take a Personal Approach," 10 Nov. 2018 The velvet is scraped off by the deer against trees after the antler has reached its full-grown, calcified state. — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, "Tennessee allows first-ever 'velvet buck' hunt," 20 Aug. 2018 But that avoidance can often calcify into an argument that no one should be telling stories like this, period. — Julie Muncy, The Verge, "This queer horror game forces you to literally tear yourself apart," 8 Nov. 2018 Not only that, but the despair and disillusionment many of us have felt since the election can, in certain cases, calcify into a sort of gallows humor. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Everything You Need to Know About the Summer of Scam," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'calcify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for calcify
calcify
verb
cal·ci·fy
| \ ˈkal-sə-ˌfī
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calcified;
calcifying
Medical Definition of calcify
: to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts
: to become calcareous