GRE vocabulary
Ossify
To turn into bone or bony tissue. To become rigid or fixed in attitude or position; to become resistant to change.
Example
"His once-flexible opinions began to ossify into stubborn beliefs over time."
Etymology
From Latin 'os' (bone) + '-ficare' (to make).
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