rigidify

[ ri-jid-uh-fahy ]
See synonyms for rigidify on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with or without object),ri·gid·i·fied, ri·gid·i·fy·ing.
  1. to make or become rigid.

Origin of rigidify

1
First recorded in 1835–45; rigid + -ify

Words Nearby rigidify

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for rigidify

rigidify

/ (rɪˈdʒɪdɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to make or become rigid

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012