verb
- becomes hard or hardened by the deposit of calcium salts
- becomes rigid or inflexible in attitude or behavior
Usage: medical; biological
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The artery calcifies over time due to plaque buildup.
- Bone tissue calcifies as children grow into adults.
- The old injury site gradually calcifies and becomes less flexible.
- His thinking calcifies as he refuses to consider new ideas.
- The organization’s culture calcifies without fresh perspectives.
- Cartilage sometimes calcifies in elderly patients.
- Her rigid mindset calcifies with each passing year.