Ossified

/ˈɑːsɪfaɪd/

अस्थीकृत; हड्डी जैसा कठोर; (रूपक) जड़/अपरिवर्तनीय

Origin & History

From the verb ossify (to make or become bone), from Latin ossificare, from os/oss- ‘bone’ + -ficare ‘to make’.

यह शब्द क्रिया ossify (हड्डी बनाना/हड्डी में बदलना) से आया है, जिसका मूल लैटिन ossificare है: os/oss- ‘हड्डी’ + -ficare ‘बनाना’।

Definition

Ossified means (1) turned into bone or become hard like bone through calcification, and (2) figuratively become rigid, outdated, and unable or unwilling to change.

Ossified का अर्थ है (1) हड्डी में बदल जाना या कैल्सीफिकेशन के कारण हड्डी जैसा कठोर हो जाना, और (2) रूपक रूप में कठोर/जड़ हो जाना—पुराना पड़ जाना तथा बदलाव के प्रति अनिच्छुक या असमर्थ होना।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The committee’s ossified rules slowed down decision-making.
समिति के जड़ हो चुके नियमों ने निर्णय-प्रक्रिया को धीमा कर दिया।
Adjective:
Over time, the cartilage became ossified.
समय के साथ उपास्थि हड्डी जैसी कठोर (अस्थीकृत) हो गई।

Usage Examples

The company struggled because its leadership had become ossified and resisted new ideas.
Some ancient tissues were found partially ossified, preserving their structure.
An ossified bureaucracy can make even simple reforms take years.
His ossified views on education ignored how students learn today.

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Idioms & Phrases

An ossified bureaucracy
जड़/अकर्मण्य नौकरशाही
Ossified thinking
जड़ सोच
Ossified traditions
जड़ हो चुकी परंपराएँ