lignify

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Synonyms: signify, ignify, dignify

Antonyms: signify, ignify, dignify

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[wood]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|botany}} To develop [[woody]] [[tissue]] as a result of incrustation of [[lignin]] during [[secondary growth]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|by extension}} To become [[rigid]] or [[fixed]], like something made of wood.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To turn into wood; to make [[ligneous]].

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