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Ossified
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| to understand thoroughly and intuitively |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become bone or harden like bone.
3.
to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.
Related forms
os·si·fi·er, noun
un·os·si·fy·ing, adjective
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ossified definition[ˈɑsəfɑɪd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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