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calcifies definition

calcifies


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  calcify 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  calcify 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  calcify 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  calcify 
 
  4  senses  of  calcify 
 
  Sense  1 
  calcify 
  =>  harden 
 
  Sense  2 
  calcify 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  3 
  calcify 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  4 
  calcify 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  calcify 
 
  calcify  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  calcify 
 
  Sense  1 
  calcify 
  =>  harden 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  calcify 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  calcify 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  calcify 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  calcify 
 
  The  verb  calcify  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  calcify  --  (become  impregnated  with  calcium  salts) 
  2.  calcify  --  (become  inflexible  and  unchanging;  "Old  folks  can  calcify") 
  3.  calcify  --  (turn  into  lime;  become  calcified;  "The  rock  calcified  over  the  centuries") 
  4.  calcify  --  (convert  into  lime;  "the  salts  calcified  the  rock") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  calcify 
 
  The  verb  calcify  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  calcify  --  (become  impregnated  with  calcium  salts) 
  2.  calcify  --  (become  inflexible  and  unchanging;  "Old  folks  can  calcify") 
  3.  calcify  --  (turn  into  lime;  become  calcified;  "The  rock  calcified  over  the  centuries") 
  4.  calcify  --  (convert  into  lime;  "the  salts  calcified  the  rock") 



calcifies definition