calcify

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming hard or stony, often through the deposition of calcium salts, or figuratively, to become rigid or inflexible.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения процесса отвердевания или окаменения, часто вследствие отложения солей кальция, или, в переносном смысле, становления жёстким или негибким.esVerbo que denota el proceso de endurecerse o petrificarse, a menudo por depósitos de sales de calcio, o, en sentido figurado, volverse rígido o inflexible.frVerbe désignant le processus de durcissement ou de fossilisation, souvent dû à un dépôt de sels de calcium, ou, au sens figuré, le fait de devenir rigide ou inflexible.deVerb, das den Vorgang des Verhärtens oder Verkalkens bezeichnet, oft durch Ablagerung von Kalziumsalzen, oder im übertragenen Sinne das Starr- oder Unflexibelwerden.ptVerbo usado para indicar o processo de endurecimento ou petrificação, frequentemente por depósito de sais de cálcio, ou, em sentido figurado, de tornar-se rígido ou inflexível.zh动词，指因钙盐沉积而变硬或石化，也比喻思想、制度等变得僵化、不灵活。arفعل يدل على عملية التصلب أو التحجر، غالبًا بسبب ترسب أملاح الكالسيوم، أو مجازًا على أصبح جامدًا أو غير مرن.

1. Become hardened with calcium C1 formal medical

   To become hardened or impregnated with calcium salts, often referring to biological tissue.

   • The arteries can calcify over time due to poor diet.
   • The doctor noted that the bone had started to calcify after the fracture.
   • Cartilage may calcify in certain medical conditions.

   ruОбызвествлятьсяescalcificarsefrSe calcifierdeVerkalkenptCalcificar-sezh钙化arتَكَلَّسَ

   Synonymes: hardenmineralizeossifypetrify

2. Become rigid or unchanging C2 formal

   To become inflexible, rigid, or resistant to change, often used metaphorically for ideas or systems.

   • The organization's bureaucracy began to calcify, stifling innovation.
   • His opinions had calcified over the years, making him unwilling to listen.
   • The political system started to calcify, preventing any reform.

   ruОкостенетьesvolverse rígido o inmutablefrSe figer, devenir rigidedeErstarrenptOssificarzh僵化arالتحجّر الفكري

   Synonymes: congealfossilizehardenindurateossifypetrifysolidify

   Antonymes: adaptchangeevolveflexmeltsoftenyield

3. Turn into lime C2 formal scientific

   To convert into lime or a lime-like substance through a chemical process.

   • The remains of the ancient shells calcified into limestone over millennia.
   • The process can calcify the material, making it brittle.
   • Geologists studied how the deposits calcify under pressure.

   ruПревращаться в известьesConvertir en calfrTransformer en chauxdeZu Kalk werdenptTransformar-se em calzh变成石灰arيتحول إلى جير

• calcified past participle
• calcified past simple
• calcifying present participle
• calcifies third person singular