rigidify

• 动词，指变得僵硬、不灵活或固定不变的过程，可用于身体、物质，也可用于态度、观点或制度。

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

1. Become stiff or inflexibleC1formal

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

   变僵硬

   • 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.

   同义词hardenindurateossifypetrifysetsolidifystiffen

   反义词flexloosenrelaxsoften

2. Make fixed or unchangeableC1formal

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

   使固定不变

   • The company's outdated policies rigidified its ability to innovate.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.

   同义词cemententrenchfixfreezehardenossifypetrifysetsolidify

   反义词loosensoften