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Verb calcify has 4 senses

calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts
--₁ is one way to harden, indurate
Antonyms: decalcify

Derived forms: noun calcification₂, noun calcification₁, noun calcium₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
calcify - become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"
--₂ is one way to change

Derived form: noun calcification₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
calcify - turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"
--₃ is one way to change state, turn

Derived forms: noun calcification₂, noun calcium₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
calcify - convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock"
--₄ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun calcium₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something