rigidifying

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

• 🇨🇳指使某物变得僵硬、不灵活或更不易发生变化的过程。也可指使规定、制度等变得更严格、更刚性。

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.

   🇨🇳硬化

   同义词: hardeningossificationrigidificationsettingsolidificationstiffening

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

• 🇨🇳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。

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.

   🇨🇳变僵硬

   同义词: hardenindurateossifypetrifysetsolidifystiffen

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   • The company's outdated policies rigidified its ability to innovate.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

   🇨🇳使固定不变

   同义词: cemententrenchfixfreezehardenossifypetrifysetsolidify

   反义词: loosensoften

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