- rigidify
- ri·gid·i·fy
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rigidify
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rigidify — [ri jid′ə fī΄] vt., vi. rigidified, rigidifying to make or become rigid rigidification n … English World dictionary
rigidify — rigid ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to bend or be forced out of shape. 2) (of a person) stiff and unmoving. 3) not able to be changed or adapted. DERIVATIVES rigidify verb rigidity noun rigidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin ri … English terms dictionary
rigidify — verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1842 transitive verb to make rigid intransitive verb to become rigid • rigidification noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
rigidify — /ri jid euh fuy /, v.t., v.i., rigidified, rigidifying. to make or become rigid. [1835 45; RIGID + IFY] * * * … Universalium
rigidify — verb To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid. See Also: rigidification … Wiktionary
rigidify — ri•gid•i•fy [[t]rɪˈdʒɪd əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. v. i. fied, fy•ing to make or become rigid … From formal English to slang
rigidify — v.tr. & intr. ( ies, ied) make or become rigid … Useful english dictionary
ossify — verb 1) the cartilage may ossify Syn: turn into bone, become bony, calcify, harden, solidify, rigidify, petrify 2) the old political institutions have ossified Syn: become inflexible, become rigid, fossilize, calcif … Thesaurus of popular words
rigidification — noun the process of becoming stiff or rigid • Syn: ↑stiffening, ↑rigidifying • Derivationally related forms: ↑rigidify, ↑rigidify (for: ↑rigidifying), ↑stiffen ( … Useful english dictionary
rigidifying — noun the process of becoming stiff or rigid • Syn: ↑stiffening, ↑rigidification • Derivationally related forms: ↑rigidify (for: ↑rigidification), ↑rigidify, ↑stiffen … Useful english dictionary
