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DECALCIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: decalcified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove calcium or lime from

Example:

decalcify the rock

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "decalcify" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

calcify (become impregnated with calcium salts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lose calcium or calcium compounds

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "decalcify" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

decalcification (loss of calcium from bones or teeth)

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