Definition of "calcifies" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "If anything 10+ years in the House or a state legislature just calcifies the risk-averse, bought-and-paid-for type of politician we have so many of already."
• "The solution is to deregulate the labor market, not offer another handout that further calcifies that market."
• "People have a tendency to get stuck in a personal or corporate identity that calcifies and becomes vulnerable to market changes."