Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rigidify

2 senses of rigidify

Sense 1
rigidify -- (become rigid; "The body rigidified")
       => stiffen -- (become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room")

Sense 2
rigidify, ossify, petrify -- (make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking")
       => stiffen -- (make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine")