Calcifies

cal;ci;fy pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): cal;ci;fied; cal;ci;fy;ingdate: 1854transitive verb 1 : to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts2 : to make inflexible or unchangeableintransitive verb 1 : to become calcareous2 : to become inflexible and changeless : harden— cal;ci;fi;ca;tion noun