1. (v. t.) To harden into bone; to change from a soft substance into bone\, as by the deposition of lime salts.

2. (v. t.) Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart.

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

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