anchylose

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Anchylosed p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing. ] [ Cf. F. ankyloser. ] To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one. [ Spelt also ankylose. ] Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]