ossify

• 动词，指变成骨头或骨化；也用于比喻义，指变得僵化、死板或一成不变，如在习惯、观念或结构上。

A verb meaning to turn into bone or become bony; figuratively, to become rigid, fixed, or unchangeable in habits, attitudes, or structure.

1. Turn into boneC1formalmedical

   To change into bone or become bony, as part of natural biological development or a medical condition.

   骨化

   • Cartilage ossifies as a child grows into an adult.
   • The surgeon noted that the tissue had begun to ossify.
   • In some diseases, soft tissues can ossify abnormally.

   同义词calcifyhardenpetrify

2. Become rigid or fixedC2formal

   To become fixed, rigid, or set in a conventional pattern, often referring to ideas, systems, or habits.

   僵化

   • The company's management style had ossified over the years.
   • His opinions ossified as he grew older.
   • The educational system can ossify if it resists change.

   同义词calcifycongealfreezehardenpetrifyrigidifysetsolidifystiffen

   反义词adaptchangeevolveloosenmellowrelaxsoften