rigidifyv.

Brit.

/rᵻˈdʒɪdᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/rəˈdʒɪdəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rigid adj., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < rigid adj. + -ify suffix.

1. intransitive. To become rigid, set, or inflexible.In quot. 1847: to solidify.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [verb (intransitive)] > become stiff or rigid

starkOE

starken?a1513

rigidify1829

rigidize1858

1829 Morning Chron. 12 Mar. 3/2 Upon this announcement, our Orangeman's articulations rigidify.

1847 A. Tulk tr. L. Oken Elements Physiophilos. iii. 259 The water..sinks downwards and, as it were like that in stalactites, invariably rigidifies or hardens at the radical capillaries.

1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany I. 301 The muscles rigidify.

1906 Prelim. Rep. Comm. on Revenue & Taxation State of Calif. 162 The administration will weaken and the assessed valuation gradually rigidify.

1979 Nature 16 Aug. 538/3 The slightly enhanced ‘mobility’ of the substrate binding area is intriguing, in particular, if it were to be found that these segments ‘rigidify’ on substrate binding.

1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 28 May 15 Another argues that religious ‘ideas’ are more valuable than ‘beliefs’, since ideas can blossom and change while mere beliefs tend to rigidify and constrict.

2. transitive. To make (a material or immaterial object) rigid or inflexible; to set (something, esp. a person's disposition, traits, and mental processes); to make strict or unyielding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [verb (transitive)] > make stiff or rigid

stivea1375

stiff1486

stent1488

stiffen1622

rigidify1842

stark1862

rigidize1936

the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > make rigid or inflexible

rigidify1912

1842 J. Cairns Let. in Life (1895) 137 The muscles of the mind..are rigidified by frost and unstrung by heat.

1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany I. 300 Education restrains, rigidifies the organ of voice.

1912 J. Galsworthy in Daily Mail 27 May 4/4 Which of us does not know the deflecting power of trusteeship, rigidified, as it is, by law?

1920 A. S. Eddington Space, Time & Gravitation ii. 39 If a substantial aether analogous to a material ocean exists, it must rigidify, as it were, a definite space.

1961 B. R. Wilson Sects & Society 1 The sect..seeks itself to rigidify a pattern of behaviour.

1973 P. Evans Bodyguard Man ii. 23 Rigor mortis had already begun to rigidify the cells.

2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory vii. 554 Williams himself did not abuse, rigidify, misconstrue, or unduly simplify his criteria—but his followers did.

Derivatives

riˈgidified adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > stiff or rigid > stiffened

stiffed1565

stiffened1602

rigidified1847

rigidized1886

upstiffed1922

1847 A. Tulk tr. L. Oken Elements Physiophilos. iii. 332 The osseous or bony texture is a solid globe or rigidified vesicle.

1977 T. Berger Who is Teddy Villanova? i. 6 I am, with expanded chest and rigidified tendons, just..five feet ten.

2001 R. Shapcott Justice, Community, & Dialogue iv. 155 Those instances where the law is seen to be outdated or rigidified, for example the case of rape in marriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rigidify
释义	rigidifyv. Brit. /rᵻˈdʒɪdᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /rəˈdʒɪdəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rigid adj., -ify suffix. Etymology: < rigid adj. + -ify suffix. 1. intransitive. To become rigid, set, or inflexible.In quot. 1847: to solidify. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [verb (intransitive)] > become stiff or rigid starkOE starken?a1513 rigidify1829 rigidize1858 1829 Morning Chron. 12 Mar. 3/2 Upon this announcement, our Orangeman's articulations rigidify. 1847 A. Tulk tr. L. Oken Elements Physiophilos. iii. 259 The water..sinks downwards and, as it were like that in stalactites, invariably rigidifies or hardens at the radical capillaries. 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany I. 301 The muscles rigidify. 1906 Prelim. Rep. Comm. on Revenue & Taxation State of Calif. 162 The administration will weaken and the assessed valuation gradually rigidify. 1979 Nature 16 Aug. 538/3 The slightly enhanced ‘mobility’ of the substrate binding area is intriguing, in particular, if it were to be found that these segments ‘rigidify’ on substrate binding. 1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 28 May 15 Another argues that religious ‘ideas’ are more valuable than ‘beliefs’, since ideas can blossom and change while mere beliefs tend to rigidify and constrict. 2. transitive. To make (a material or immaterial object) rigid or inflexible; to set (something, esp. a person's disposition, traits, and mental processes); to make strict or unyielding. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [verb (transitive)] > make stiff or rigid stivea1375 stiff1486 stent1488 stiffen1622 rigidify1842 stark1862 rigidize1936 the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > make rigid or inflexible rigidify1912 1842 J. Cairns Let. in Life (1895) 137 The muscles of the mind..are rigidified by frost and unstrung by heat. 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany I. 300 Education restrains, rigidifies the organ of voice. 1912 J. Galsworthy in Daily Mail 27 May 4/4 Which of us does not know the deflecting power of trusteeship, rigidified, as it is, by law? 1920 A. S. Eddington Space, Time & Gravitation ii. 39 If a substantial aether analogous to a material ocean exists, it must rigidify, as it were, a definite space. 1961 B. R. Wilson Sects & Society 1 The sect..seeks itself to rigidify a pattern of behaviour. 1973 P. Evans Bodyguard Man ii. 23 Rigor mortis had already begun to rigidify the cells. 2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory vii. 554 Williams himself did not abuse, rigidify, misconstrue, or unduly simplify his criteria—but his followers did. Derivatives riˈgidified adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > stiff or rigid > stiffened stiffed1565 stiffened1602 rigidified1847 rigidized1886 upstiffed1922 1847 A. Tulk tr. L. Oken Elements Physiophilos. iii. 332 The osseous or bony texture is a solid globe or rigidified vesicle. 1977 T. Berger Who is Teddy Villanova? i. 6 I am, with expanded chest and rigidified tendons, just..five feet ten. 2001 R. Shapcott Justice, Community, & Dialogue iv. 155 Those instances where the law is seen to be outdated or rigidified, for example the case of rape in marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1829
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