transitive. To make (oneself, a person, the face or features, etc.) formal, severe, or haughty; to make (discourse, speech, etc.) formal or…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > treat discourteously [verb (transitive)] > treat with lack of affability > make reserved or formal in manner (3) starch1601 transitive. To make (oneself, a person, the face or features, etc.) formal, severe, or haughty; to make (discourse, speech, etc.) formal or… to ice over1741 transitive. To cause to become frigid or cold and reserved in manner. Cf. to break the ice at ice, n. phrases 2. stiffen1763 transitive. To make (a person) formal, cold, or constrained in manner; to make (an artistic composition) pedantic, laboured, or overloaded. |
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