OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 3407

stiffen

/ˈstɪfən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atiesar • endurecer • entiesar
To make stiff.
Criminal prosecutions of abusers are generally the responsibility of local authorities, but the act stiffened sentences for stalking under federal law.
It followed a sequence of functions: a machine cuts cloth panels to be sewn, the panels are drenched with the polymer and stiffened, a robotic arm uses suction cups to lift each pa…
atiesarse • endurecerse • entiesarse
To become stiff.
Bewildered by the unexpected greeting, my son stiffened, but managed a polite answer.
He does note that fascia, like most connective tissue in the body, stiffens with age, overuse and injury.
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