Ossify
Verbकठोर होना / जड़ता आ जाना
Definition
To cause to become hard and rigid; to make inflexible or stagnant.
Contextual Sentence: "Bureaucratic ossification often hinders rapid policy implementation in developing nations."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Ossify comes from 'os' meaning bone. Bones are hard. Make your system hard/bony.
Synonyms
Rigidify
Stagnate
Solidify
Antonyms
Flexibilize
Dissolve
Softens