RIGIDIFY (rigidified)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: rigidified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rigidify mean? 

• RIGIDIFY (verb)
  The verb RIGIDIFY has 2 senses:

1. become rigid

2. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

  Familiarity information: RIGIDIFY used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIGIDIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they rigidify    ... he / she / it rigidifies   
Past simple: rigidified   
Past participle: rigidified   
-ing form: rigidifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become rigid

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The body rigidified

Hypernyms (to "rigidify" is one way to...):

stiffen (become stiff or stiffer)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

rigidification; rigidifying (the process of becoming stiff or rigid)

rigidity (the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ossify; petrify; rigidify

Context example:

slogans petrify our thinking

Hypernyms (to "rigidify" is one way to...):

stiffen (make stiff or stiffer)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

rigidity (the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe)

rigidity (the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending)