verb · Hard SAT word

    Ossify

    become rigid or fixed

    Ossify in a sentence

    The bureaucracy began to ossify under the new regime.

    Synonyms for ossify

    • harden
    • stiffen
    • solidify

    Antonyms for ossify

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