calcify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
have calcified
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present perfectof calcify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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You get a real sense that Nick loves Audrey, and an equally clear impression of how 15 years of husband-and-wife routine have calcified their partnership.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
It was thought to have calcified and thus “resisted cremation as readily as a skull, a jaw or fragments of bone.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
Aimee, whose features have calcified chicly, is a movie producer desperate to make a musical version of their tryst.
From Time Magazine Archive
