ossify

Verb

Verb Forms: ossified, ossifying, ossifies

To turn into bone or bone-like material; to become rigid.
become bony
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
cause to become hard and bony
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.
To calcify.

Examples

Without fresh words, a player’s vocabulary might ossify, making creative plays difficult.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ify.

Synonyms

petrify, rigidify, harden

Antonyms

deossify

Scrabble Score: 12

ossify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ossify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ossify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ossify: valid Words With Friends Word