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Calcify

↔️ Antonyms of "Calcify"

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Word	Definition
decalcifyverb	To deprive of calcareous matter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Calcify"

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Word	Definition
cretifyverb	(intransitive, obsolete, medicine) To become impregnated with salts of lime.
induratenoun	To harden or to grow hard.
solidifyverb	(intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
firmnoun	(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
encrustverb	(transitive) To cover with a hard crust.
inlapidateverb	(archaic, transitive) To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.
solidate	(obsolete) To make solid or firm; to solidify.
cementnoun	(countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
callusnoun	A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
karstifyverb	(intransitive) To undergo karstification.
coagulateverb	(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
congealverb	(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
crystallizeverb	(transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
lignifynoun	(intransitive) To become wood.
zincifyverb	(transitive) To coat or impregnate with zinc.
hornifyverb	(transitive, colloquial) To make horny; to excite sexually; to arouse.
set upverb	(transitive) To make ready for use.
petrifyverb	To immobilize with fright.
enfreezeverb	(obsolete, transitive) To freeze; to congeal.
incrustnoun	Alternative form of encrust. [(transitive) To cover with a hard crust.]