stiffen

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To make stiff.
2. (intransitive) To become stiff.

Concepts

raidir

durcir

ankyloser

devenir raide

raide

renforcer

se raidir

resserrer

tendre

empeser

rigidifier

s’engourdir

affermir

reserrer

astreindre

contraindre

endurcir

imposer

limiter

obliger

Synonymes

harden

become stiff

petrify

tighten

become rigid

grow numb

solidify

freeze

stiff

tighten up

constrain

rigidify

make rigid

make stiff

calcify

grow stiff

thicken

buckram

toughen

strengthen

rigid

starch

lignify

make hard

lignified

stagnate

steel

strain

straiten

swagger

tauten

temper

tense

tingle

be paralyzed

go numb

stand erect

stand straight

be disrespectful

squeeze for

anneal

get stiff grow stiff

augment

become numb

blackjack

blackmail

brace

cirrhosis

coagulate

die

💀

dry

emphasize

enhance

extort

extract

firm

fix

frap

garrote

intensification

kill

🔪🩸👤

redouble

reinforce

sclerosis

set

squeeze

Traductions

versteifen

endurecer

erstarren

atiesar

stärken

atiesarse

agarrotarse

endurecerse

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɪfən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: stifnen

In summary

From Middle English stifnen, equivalent to stiff + -en.