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During my Austin years, I was drawing a regular strip for the University Of Texas newspaper, going to school, delivering blood, and trying to change my approach and 'style' as much as I could, since I knew that I'd calcify as I got older.
Chris Ware

Meaning of "calcify" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCIFY

calcify  [ˈkælsɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calcify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb calcify in English.

WHAT DOES CALCIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of calcify in the English dictionary

The definition of calcify in the dictionary is to convert or be converted into lime. Other definition of calcify is to harden or become hardened by impregnation with calcium salts.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CALCIFY

PRESENT

Present
I calcify
you calcify
he/she/it calcifies
we calcify
you calcify
they calcify
Present continuous
I am calcifying
you are calcifying
he/she/it is calcifying
we are calcifying
you are calcifying
they are calcifying
Present perfect
I have calcified
you have calcified
he/she/it has calcified
we have calcified
you have calcified
they have calcified
Present perfect continuous
I have been calcifying
you have been calcifying
he/she/it has been calcifying
we have been calcifying
you have been calcifying
they have been calcifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I calcified
you calcified
he/she/it calcified
we calcified
you calcified
they calcified
Past continuous
I was calcifying
you were calcifying
he/she/it was calcifying
we were calcifying
you were calcifying
they were calcifying
Past perfect
I had calcified
you had calcified
he/she/it had calcified
we had calcified
you had calcified
they had calcified
Past perfect continuous
I had been calcifying
you had been calcifying
he/she/it had been calcifying
we had been calcifying
you had been calcifying
they had been calcifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will calcify
you will calcify
he/she/it will calcify
we will calcify
you will calcify
they will calcify
Future continuous
I will be calcifying
you will be calcifying
he/she/it will be calcifying
we will be calcifying
you will be calcifying
they will be calcifying
Future perfect
I will have calcified
you will have calcified
he/she/it will have calcified
we will have calcified
you will have calcified
they will have calcified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been calcifying
you will have been calcifying
he/she/it will have been calcifying
we will have been calcifying
you will have been calcifying
they will have been calcifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would calcify
you would calcify
he/she/it would calcify
we would calcify
you would calcify
they would calcify
Conditional continuous
I would be calcifying
you would be calcifying
he/she/it would be calcifying
we would be calcifying
you would be calcifying
they would be calcifying
Conditional perfect
I would have calcify
you would have calcify
he/she/it would have calcify
we would have calcify
you would have calcify
they would have calcify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been calcifying
you would have been calcifying
he/she/it would have been calcifying
we would have been calcifying
you would have been calcifying
they would have been calcifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you calcify
we let´s calcify
you calcify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to calcify
Past participle
calcified
Present Participle
calcifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALCIFY


classify
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
crucify
ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ
decalcify
diːˈkælsɪˌfaɪ
declassify
diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
demulsify
diːˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ
densify
ˈdensɪˌfaɪ
detoxify
diːˈtɒksɪˌfaɪ
diversify
daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ
dulcify
ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ
emulsify
ɪˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ
falsify
ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ
fancify
ˈfænsɪˌfaɪ
gasify
ˈɡæsɪˌfaɪ
intensify
ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ
misclassify
ˌmɪsˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
ossify
ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ
pacify
ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
subclassify
sʌbˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
versify
ˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCIFY

calcicolous
calciferol
calciferous
calcific
calcification
calcified
calcifies
calcifugal
calcifuge
calcifugous
calcigerous
calcimine
calcinable
calcination
calcine
calcinosis
calcite
calcitic
calcitonin
calcium

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCIFY

amplify
certify
clarify
farcify
identify
justify
mercify
modify
notify
opacify
prespecify
qualify
quantify
repacify
respecify
signify
simplify
testify
verify
zincify

Synonyms and antonyms of calcify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calcify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCIFY

Find out the translation of calcify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calcify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calcify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钙化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcificarse
570 millions of speakers

English

calcify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़ा हो जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

известь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calcificar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চূর্ণে পরিণত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calcifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calcify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verkalken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石灰化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

calcify
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calcify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுண்ணாம்புகரிகை ஆக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कापून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kireçlenmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcificare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwapnieniu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вапно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pietrifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρύνομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkalk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förkalkas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

calcify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calcify

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIFY»

The term «calcify» is normally little used and occupies the 111.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calcify

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QUOTES WITH «CALCIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word calcify.
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Chris Ware
During my Austin years, I was drawing a regular strip for the University Of Texas newspaper, going to school, delivering blood, and trying to change my approach and 'style' as much as I could, since I knew that I'd calcify as I got older.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCIFY»

Discover the use of calcify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calcify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 2
I calcify You calcify He/she/it calcifies 2. 3. Past Tense Singular 1. I calcified You calcified He/she/it calcified 2. 3. Future Tense Singular 1. I shall calcify 2. You will calcify He/she/it will calcify 3. Present Perfect Tense Singular 1. I have calcified ...
Bessie Brooks, 2013
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The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth: Dental Morphology ...
The last areas to calcify are at the deepest invaginations separating the major cusps and the cervical third of the crown. By the end of the fourth and final phase of crown mineralization, 96% of the enamel is made up of inorganic hydroxyapatite ...
G. Richard Scott, Christy G. Turner, 2000
3
Interpretation of Emergency Head CT: A Practical Handbook
Neoplastic Vascular Infective Glioma – 5–10% (20% of astrocytomas). Meningioma – 15% calcify. Metastases – occasionally calcify, particularly colon, breast and osteosarcoma. Craniopharyngioma – 90% calcify in children, 40% in adults.
Erskine J. Holmes, Anna C. Forrest-Hay, Rakesh R. Misra, 2008
4
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology
Intestinal tuberculosis can involve mesenteric lymph nodes that may calcify, and we have observed at least one, currendy unreported, such case. These, however, usually calcify completely if the infective process becomes arrested. Benign or ...
Arthur C. Aufderheide, Rodreguez-martin Conrado, 1998
5
The Miocene Ocean: Paleoceanography and Biogeography
(1980) noted that non-spinose species appear to calcify in oxygen isotope equilibrium whereas spinose species appear to calcify out of equilibrium by —0.3 ' to —0.4 °/00 in 6180 values. They also observed that in the Gulf Stream species  ...
James P. Kennett, 1985
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Calcification in Biological Systems
A number of studies have shown that calcifiable bacteria contain a substrate which can be induced to calcify under appropriate conditions. Wasser- man et al. 3t reported that bacteria associated with oral tissues did calcify when placed into  ...
Ermanno Bonucci, 1992
7
Physiology And Pathology
On the other hand, the kidney, heart, certain arteries, the spleen, some portions of the gastrointestinal tract and lung readily calcify under appropriate conditions. On a gross level, two examples may be cited: The umbilical cord practically never ...
Geoffrey Bourne, 2012
8
The Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues: ...
Figure 1 shows the tendency of crosslirked bovine pericardium to calcify. As in all the implanted tissues tested, calcification was much greater in young animals (1- month old at implantation time) than in older ones (8-months old). Due to the ...
Melvin J. Glimcher, Jane B. Lian, 1989
9
Atlas of Mammography
... have microcalcification Partially circumscribed Small, may calcify, periareolar Slightly indistinct, skin thickening Subcutaneous, small Round, subcutaneous Round, subcutaneous, may calcify Relatively circumscribed, noncalcified Pregnant, ...
Ellen Shaw De Paredes, 2007
10
MCQs in Clinical Radiology
55. A-T, B-T, C-F, D-T, E-T Histoplasmosis is usually confined to lungs only, except in immunocompromised patients, where there is extrapulmonary dissemination. Histoplasmoma is the most common radiological finding, which may calcify in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calcify is used in the context of the following news items.
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Her Breath Was So Bad She Finally Went to the Doctor — All He …
Also called tonsilloliths, they're created when food, dead cells, and debris harden and calcify in the tonsils. Though it's not certain how many ... «IJ Review, Jul 15»
2
World's Ugliest Dog: A Veterinarian's Perespective
It results from the failure of the individual bones in the spine to calcify properly. With this condition, the vertebra remains largely cartilaginous ... «Dog Channel, Jul 15»
3
I knew straight away: Sloane
But bones heal and calcify after six weeks and it's been nearly seven weeks. “I think it's just one of those unlucky things. It (the hit) got me flush ... «Adelaide Crows, Jun 15»
4
Conservatives regroup after bruising week
"It would be helpful to make sure it doesn't calcify," he said. Conservatives are no longer banking on the courts to advance their agenda, Holler ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
5
The Instant Historian: Facebook Is About To Destroy Us All, Maybe
That creates a feedback loop. Conflicting noise one doesn't want gets filtered out. Perspectives calcify. Conflicts and nuances get ironed away. «The Big Lead, Jun 15»
6
After the Flag Comes Down
And ridiculing the South as a whole will only calcify resistance to more substantive policy changes. We as a nation have a short, limited ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Proper Body Mechanics, Exercise Can Reduce Back Pain
This bone, which is not truly needed, will begin to calcify the joints (cause arthritis),” explains Dr. Won. “To reduce the risk, keep the weight ... «WiredPRNews.com, Jun 15»
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50-Year-Old 'Stone Baby' Found Inside 92-Year-Old Chilean Woman
A fetus can calcify in ectopic pregnancies where it develops outside the womb. Instead of letting the dead fetus rot inside the abdomen and ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
9
Perfect storm
However, ocean acidification is likely to reduce the ability of taxa such as reef-building corals to calcify their skeletons. Without management ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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50-Year-Old Lithopedion 'Stone Baby' Accidentally Found Inside 92 …
Instead of allowing the fetus to rot inside the abdomen and expose the mother to potential infection, her body works to calcify it — or mummify it ... «Medical Daily, Jun 15»

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