calcify
kal suh fahy
- v become impregnated with calcium salts
- v become inflexible and unchanging
Old folks can calcify - v turn into lime; become calcified
- v convert into lime
- The Internet will calcify to support present-day uses--which is great for the monopolies of today but terrible for the future that the Internet could be.
- When the jazzed arteries had begun to calcify, and the bravely broken hearts began to miss a beat, Fitzgerald slowed down too.
- There's no question that personalities can calcify with age, causing us to become less receptive to new experiences and flat-out crabby when faced with them.