rigidify

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verb

ri·​gid·​i·​fy rə-ˈji-də-ˌfī 

rigidified; rigidifying

transitive verb

: to make rigid

intransitive verb

: to become rigid

rigidification

rə-ˌji-də-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

rigidification

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noun

ri·​gid·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion rə̇ˌjidəfə̇ˈkāshən 

plural -s

: the action of rigidifying or the state of being rigidified

an increasing rigidification of policy

—G. D. H. Cole

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1842, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for rigidify

• acidify
• alveoli
• antinomy
• areolae
• demystify
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify