Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ankylose

2 senses of ankylose

Sense 1
ankylose, ancylose -- (produce ankylosis by surgery)
       => join, bring together -- (cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together")

Sense 2
ankylose, ancylose -- (undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose")
       => grow -- (increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore")