calcify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
calcified
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past participleof calcify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof calcify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
calcifyverb (used with or without object)to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
Example Sentences
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Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The later denial of his motion did not cool his grievances, but calcified them.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
The hope had been to bring in major new foreign investment and create jobs – real ones, away from the calcified state sector – for Saudi Arabia's large and ever-growing young population.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
It preserves three dimensional skin, calcified cartilage, and even traces of proteins.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
When José Arcadio Buendía and the four men of his expedition managed to take the armor apart, they found inside a calcified skeleton with a copper locket containing a woman’s hair around its neck.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
