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rigidify

/ɹɪdʒˈɪdᵻfˌaɪ/ verb

To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.

Word Origin Rigid comes from Latin rigere 'to be stiff' — unbending, inflexible. Rigidify adds -ify (from facere 'to make') — literally 'to make stiff.' The root rig- gives us rigidity (stiffness), rigescent (becoming stiff), and rigescence (the process of stiffening). So rigidify means to make something rigid, to take the flexibility out of it.

verb To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.

The cold temperature began to rigidify the flexible plastic material.

(动词) 使僵化；使变硬；使固定

低温开始使柔性塑料材料变硬。

(verbo) Hacer rígido; causar que sea o se vuelva rígido.

La baja temperatura comenzó a rigidizar el material plástico flexible.

(verbe) rigidifier; rendre rigide [Rendre rigide ; faire devenir raide ou inflexible.]

Le froid a commencé à rigidify le plastique flexible.

(Verb) versteifen; erstarren lassen [etwas steif oder starr machen; bewirken, dass etwas seine Flexibilität verliert.]

Die Kälte begann, das flexible Plastikmaterial zu **rigidify**.

(動詞) 硬くする、剛性にする。柔軟だったものを rigid に変化させること。

低温により柔軟だったプラスチック素材が硬化し始めた。

(verbo) endurecer; rigidificar; tornar rígido [Tornar rígido; fazer com que algo fique ou se torne rígido.]

A temperatura fria começou a tornar rígido o material plástico flexível.

Synonyms: stiffen harden solidify petrify ossify calcify set congeal Antonyms: soften flex bend loosen
Word parts: rigid + ify

Related words

rigid rigidly rigidity

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