rigidify
verb
ri·gid·i·fy rə-ˈji-də-ˌfī 
rigidified; rigidifying
transitive verb
: to make rigid
intransitive verb
: to become rigid
rigidification
rə-ˌji-də-fə-ˈkā-shən
noun 
Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
rigidifies
verb
as in calcifies
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- calcifies
- crystallizes
- petrifies
- ossifies
- gelates
- gelatinizes
- crystalizes
- coagulates
- jellies
- stiffens
- gels
- incrusts
- thickens
- jells
- clots
- anneals
- case-hardens
- encrusts
- indurates
- tempers
- cakes
- solidifies
- freezes
- calluses
- concretes
- firms (up)
- congeals
- hardens
- sets
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- softens
- liquefies
- melts
- dissolves
- liquifies
- fuses
- deliquesces
- thaws
- smelts
- fluxes
- unfreezes