STIFFEN
\stˈɪfən], \stˈɪfən], \s_t_ˈɪ_f_ə_n]\
Definitions of STIFFEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
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To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
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To make torpid; to benumb.
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To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
By Oddity Software
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To make unbending or inflexible; make more thick; as, to stiffen paste; to make stubborn.
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To become less limber; grow rigid; become thicker; increase in force; as, the wind stiffened; grow more obstinate.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
