nnoun.processthe process of becoming stiff or rigidSynset:rigidification stiffening
Derivationally Related Form:stiffenrigidify
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffeningnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:rigor mortis
Full Hyponyms:rigor mortis
vverb.changebecome rigidDerivationally Related Form:rigidifyingrigidityrigidification
Hypernyms:stiffen
Inherited Hypernyms:rigidifystiffenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake rigid and set into a conventional patternSynset:ossify petrify rigidify
Examples:- rigidify the training schedule
- ossified teaching methods
- slogans petrify our thinking
Derivationally Related Form:rigidityossification
Hypernyms:stiffen
Inherited Hypernyms:rigidifystiffenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something