• (v. t. & i.) To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.
An'chy·lose transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Anchylosed ; present participle & verbal noun Anchylosing .] [ Confer French ankyloser .] To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to mak...