rigidify

verb

Definition of rigidifynext
as in to crystallize

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  1. crystallize
  2. ossify
  3. calcify
  4. stiffen
  5. petrify
  6. coagulate
  7. thicken
Verb
  • While most films would crystallize their theses as they near their end, Martha invites ambiguity and uncertainty.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The pandemic crystallized the impact of this on so many levels.
    Prem Ramkumar, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of crystallize
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  • The stereotypes of retirement had not yet ossified: AARP Nation was a new territory, undiscovered if not fertile, and Jansson explored it in Sun City (New York Review Books, $16.95), now reissued in Thomas Teal’s 1976 translation.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Once the answers become ossified, the questions become rhetorical, and the education ceases to cultivate the child’s capacities.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ossify
Verb
  • The nation’s political divides might just be too old, and too calcified, to keep pace—which, for once, might be to the benefit of the American people.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Things that are stylish and clever the first time are calcified by the fourth episode.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of calcify
Verb
  • In Electric mode, at the halfway point of throttle pedal travel the action stiffens.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The same law that stiffened ID on in-person voting stiffened ID requirements for getting absentee ballots, and eliminated in-person early voting the Monday before an election.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Definition of stiffen
Verb
  • The thought of Alvarez running, jumping, sliding or injuring himself — for a team still missing Tucker — petrifies Espada.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
  • The body was supposedly petrified by sap, and the loggers found several gold coins dating to the late 1600s, as well as pieces of paper identifying the person as Pierre D’Artagnan.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of petrify
Verb
  • Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
  • As a preventative course of treatment, people with the blood disorder receive weekly injections of factor IX to enable their blood to coagulate, said GOSH.
    Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK, theweek, 27 June 2024
Definition of coagulate
Verb
  • Beat with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until mixture is smooth and just starting to thicken, about 5 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl often.
    Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 30-40 minutes, until cranberries thickened. Taste and add additional sugar if not sweet enough.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of thicken
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