rigidifying

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A noun referring to the process of making something stiff, inflexible, or more resistant to change.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, etwas starr, unflexibel oder widerstandsfähiger gegen Veränderungen zu machen; auch das Aushärten oder Verfestigen eines Materials.

1. Process of becoming stiff C1 formal

   The act or process of making something stiff, inflexible, or rigid.

   • The rigidifying of the plastic occurs when it cools.
   • Engineers study the rigidifying of materials under stress.
   • The rigidifying of the structure prevented further deformation.

   🇩🇪Versteifung

   Synonyme: hardeningossificationrigidificationsettingsolidificationstiffening

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming stiff, inflexible, or fixed in structure or opinion.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das den Prozess beschreibt, starr, unflexibel oder fest in Struktur oder Meinung zu werden.

1. Become stiff or inflexible C1 formal

   To become physically stiff, hard, or unable to bend.

   • The cold weather caused the rubber to rigidify and crack.
   • As the glue dried, it began to rigidify into a solid mass.
   • The muscles rigidify after intense exercise if not stretched.

   🇩🇪Steif werden

   Synonyme: hardenindurateossifypetrifysetsolidifystiffen

   Antonyme: flexloosenrelaxsoften

2. Make fixed or unchangeable C1 formal

   To make something, such as a system or behavior, fixed and resistant to change.

   • The company's outdated policies rigidified its ability to innovate.
   • Social norms can rigidify over time, making change difficult.
   • The government's strict regulations rigidified the market.

   🇩🇪Fest oder unveränderlich machen

   Synonyme: cemententrenchfixfreezehardenossifypetrifysetsolidify

   Antonyme: loosensoften

• rigidified past participle
• rigidified past simple
• rigidifying present participle
• rigidifies third person singular