calcify
/ˈkælsəˌfaɪ/
verb
- To harden or become hardened by the deposit of calcium salts.
- Over time, the injured tissue may calcify and become hard.
- Arteries can calcify as a result of long-term high cholesterol.
- The fossilized bone had begun to calcify millions of years ago.
- To become rigid, fixed, or unchanging (used figuratively).
- The company's outdated policies had calcified, making change impossible.
- Without new ideas, the organization's culture began to calcify.
- His opinions on the matter had calcified over the years.
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