ossifying

UK
/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑː.sɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

Translations

ossifyingadjective
more ossifying
Comp.
most ossifying
Super.
UK
/ˈɒsɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑːsɪfaɪɪŋ/
sclérosantS’emploie surtout au sens figuré pour une réalité qui devient rigide, figée, peu ouverte au changement.
The ossifying bureaucracy made it difficult to implement any new policies.
La bureaucratie sclérosante rendait difficile la mise en œuvre de nouvelles politiques.
ossifiantSens médical ou biologique, pour un tissu qui se transforme en os.
The ossifying tissue in the young animal indicated healthy bone development.
Le tissu ossifiant chez le jeune animal indiquait un bon développement osseux.
ossifyingnoun
UK
/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑː.sə.faɪ.ɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun denoting the process or act of ossification, both literal and figurative.
ossificationAu sens propre et au sens figuré.
Ossifying of the cartilage occurs during fetal development.
L’ossification du cartilage se produit pendant le développement fœtal.
ossifyverb

ossifying

Gerund

ossified
Past Simple
ossified
Past Participle
ossifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/
US
/ˈɑː.sɪ.faɪ/
Over time, the cartilage will ossify and become part of the bone structure.
Avec le temps, le cartilage va s'ossifier et faire partie de la structure osseuse.
se rigidifier
The company's policies began to ossify, making it difficult to adapt to new market trends.
Les politiques de l'entreprise ont commencé à se rigidifier, ce qui a rendu difficile l'adaptation aux nouvelles tendances du marché.

Definitions

ossifyingadjective
Becoming rigid or inflexible in habits or attitudes.
The ossifying bureaucracy made it difficult to implement any new policies.
Undergoing a process of becoming bone or bony tissue.
The ossifying tissue in the young animal indicated healthy bone development.
ossifyingnoun
The process of becoming bone or of turning tissue into bone.
Ossifying of the cartilage occurs during fetal development.
Figuratively, the act of becoming rigid or inflexible in habits, ideas, or institutions.
The gradual ossifying of the company’s culture discouraged innovation.
ossifyverb
To turn into bone or bony tissue.
Over time, the cartilage will ossify and become part of the bone structure.
To become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, or opinions.
The company's policies began to ossify, making it difficult to adapt to new market trends.