̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: rigid + -ify
transitive verb
: to make rigid
this historical conception has been rigidified by the Stalinists — J.T.Farrell
intransitive verb
: to become rigid
relations that rigidify into fixed patterns