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Get to know Ossify better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like turn or stiffen.

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Ossify in a sentence

Ossify meaning

  1. To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
  2. To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
  3. To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.

Synonyms of Ossify

change state turn rigidify petrify stiffen change alter modify

Related words

Other words often associated with Ossify or its synonyms:

interpolate sterilise alteration consequence deaden limit play curve spay exchange restrict move

Using Ossify

  • The main meaning on this page is: To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals. | To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions. | To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
  • Useful related words include: change state, turn, rigidify, petrify.
  • In the example corpus, ossify often appears in combinations such as: to ossify.

Context around Ossify

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bitcoin 1×

Sentence patterns with Ossify

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and they ossify my position 1× it to ossify into an 1× letting bitcoin ossify 1× or to ossify it to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a marketplace of 1× bitcoiners should take 1× i have studied 1×

Common sentence endings:

call with reporters 1× its own idiocy 1× letting bitcoin ossify 1× of the administration 1×

Words around Ossify

Just before it in the word index:

ossified 16 ossification 7 ossietzky 2 ossie 12 ossicular 2 ossicones 2

Just after it in the word index:

ossington 8 ossining 9 ossinovski 10 ossiomo 2 ossip 4 ossipee 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Ossify

  • In this selection, "ossify" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bitcoin stand out and add context to how "ossify" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and they ossify my position and it to ossify into an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ossify" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ossify

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bitcoiners should take a hard look at the risks that come with letting Bitcoin ossify. (15 words)

We do not want this tragedy of a coronavirus to exacerbate that disparity or to ossify it, to solidify it," Pelosi said on a conference call with reporters. (28 words)

A marketplace of ideas may be discordant, chaotic, and include views that are false or terrible, but it keeps a society fresh and dynamic, instead of allowing it to ossify into an inbred oligarchy echoing its own idiocy. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

I have studied the charges levelled against Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and they ossify my position that the gentleman is being put through a mill of thistles and thorns for being a relentless critic of the administration. (39 words)

A marketplace of ideas may be discordant, chaotic, and include views that are false or terrible, but it keeps a society fresh and dynamic, instead of allowing it to ossify into an inbred oligarchy echoing its own idiocy. (38 words)

We do not want this tragedy of a coronavirus to exacerbate that disparity or to ossify it, to solidify it," Pelosi said on a conference call with reporters. (28 words)

Example sentences (4)

Bitcoiners should take a hard look at the risks that come with letting Bitcoin ossify.

A marketplace of ideas may be discordant, chaotic, and include views that are false or terrible, but it keeps a society fresh and dynamic, instead of allowing it to ossify into an inbred oligarchy echoing its own idiocy.

We do not want this tragedy of a coronavirus to exacerbate that disparity or to ossify it, to solidify it," Pelosi said on a conference call with reporters.

I have studied the charges levelled against Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and they ossify my position that the gentleman is being put through a mill of thistles and thorns for being a relentless critic of the administration.

Common combinations with ossify

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to ossify 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ossify" in a sentence?
An example: "Bitcoiners should take a hard look at the risks that come with letting Bitcoin ossify." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ossify" from authentic English texts.
What does "ossify" mean?
Ossify means: To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
What are synonyms of "ossify"?
Common synonyms of "ossify" include: change state, turn, rigidify, petrify, stiffen, change, alter, modify.
How many example sentences with "ossify" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ossify", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.