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harden vs calcify

calcify vs harden

harden and calcify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harden No No Yes No
calcify No No Yes No
As verbs, calcify is a hyponym of harden; that is, calcify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harden:
  • harden: become hard or harder
  • calcify: become impregnated with calcium salts
Other hyponyms of harden include encrust, incrust, callus, cure.
harden (verb) calcify (verb)
become hard or harder turn into lime; become calcified
make hard or harder convert into lime
make healthy become impregnated with calcium salts
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate become inflexible and unchanging
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Difference between harden and calcify

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