rigidify

verb

Definition of rigidifynext
as in to crystallize

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  1. crystallize
  2. ossify
  3. calcify
  4. stiffen
  5. petrify
  6. gelatinize
  7. coagulate
  8. thicken
Verb
  • The frustration was recently crystallized in a scorecard produced by a group of MAHA faithful that concluded that the administration partially kept just five of its promises to MAHA — and broke 37.
    — Brinda Adhikari, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The team’s ideas crystalized into the Huang-Jiang-Oblomkov (HJO) conjecture.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of crystallize
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  • But, like any method, this one risks becoming a mere habit, ossifying into a new convention both visual and thematic.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The application is old, and time has ossified it into something like an unapproachably evil Mayan relic, filled with shadowy regexes and dark magic, fit to be worshipped from afar but not trifled with.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of ossify
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  • The charming vibe could fade, the sharp jokes could soften, the elastic performances could calcify.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The time to make the architectural choice is now, before the capital concentrates, the models calcify and the window for integration closes.
    — Yariv Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of calcify
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  • Some people stiffen up and look pretty uncomfortable in front of my big camera.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The United States and its allies must strive to stiffen the security of their military research, production, and supply chains.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of stiffen
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  • The characters are petrified like specimens, expressing and embodying only what fits into the film’s design, with no potential for inconvenient loose ends for viewers to follow outside the frame’s borders.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of petrify
Verb
  • Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of gelatinize
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  • These high-acidity juices can cause whey protein powder to coagulate and curdle.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Reciprocal male-on-male mounting among corpse-eating burying beetles increases with heat stress, and chronic heat stress coagulates the blood of Holstein Friesian cattle.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of coagulate
Verb
  • Remove from the heat and, using a potato masher, mash up about one third of the potatoes to thicken the soup further.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Bring to a simmer and cook until gravy is just starting to thicken, about 2 minutes.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of thicken
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