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stiffen

/ stiffen /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make stiff or stiffer
"Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
Opposites:
loosen loose
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
starch buckram rigidify ossify petrify
Derived:
stiffener stiffening rigidifying rigidification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become stiff or stiffer
"He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
Opposites:
loosen relax loose
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
rigidify
Derived:
stiffening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
restrict
"Tighten the rules"
"stiffen the regulations"
Type of:
restrict restrain trammel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change alter modify starch buckram rigidify ossify petrify loosen loose relax restrict