To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.
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Ossify
/ˈɑ.sə.faɪ/
Synonyms for "ossify" (36 found)
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5 entriesbone formationcalcification processendochondral ossificationintramembranous ossificationossification center
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[…], nor do all bones of the same skeleton ossify during the samе period of time.
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Before long, the entire organization ossifies.
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Possession of absolute knowledge would ossify the human spirit, quenching human creativity;
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