Synonyms for rigidify

Most common

petrify · ossify · rigidize

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.

Forms

Past participle

rigidified
e.g. rigidified → petrified, ossified, rigidized…

Example sentences

• ossify To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

ossify³

7 letters

petrify³

8 letters

rigidize, rigidise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ossify³ = 3 syllables).