Hyphenation of ossify

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ossify? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

os-si-fy

Definitions of ossify:

1.	Become bony The tissue ossified
2.	Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern Rigidify the training schedule Ossified teaching methods Slogans petrify our thinking
3.	Cause to become hard and bony The disease ossified the tissue

Synonyms of ossify:

verb	change state, turn
verb	rigidify, petrify, stiffen
verb	change, alter, modify

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.