ossify — to become rigid and inflexible in attitude, behavior, or thinking
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to become rigid and inflexible in attitude, behavior, or thinking
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɑːsɪfaɪ/
Example Sentences
- Don't let your creative ideas ossify - keep exploring new possibilities!
- The company's policies have ossified so much that even ordering pencils requires five signatures.
- His grandfather's conservative views had completely ossified by the time he turned 80.
ossify
VERB[/ˈɑːsɪfaɪ/]
to become rigid and inflexible in attitude, behavior, or thinking
Old bureaucratic rules ossify over decades, turning the office into a museum of dust.
Obsessed to classify, new ideas terrify!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'os' meaning bone, combined with the suffix '-ify' meaning to make or become. The word literally means to turn into bone or become bone-like.
Breakdown
os- (bone, from Latin) + -ify (make, become) = ossify
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Don't let your creative ideas ossify - keep exploring new possibilities!”
“The company's policies have ossified so much that even ordering pencils requires five signatures.”
“His grandfather's conservative views had completely ossified by the time he turned 80.”
“The ancient tree's branches had ossified into stone-like formations over centuries.”
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