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English verb: stiffen | |||
| 1. | stiffen (change) become stiff or stiffer | ||
| Samples | He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rigidify | ||
| Antonyms | relax, loose, loosen | ||
| 2. | stiffen (change) make stiff or stiffer | ||
| Samples | Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buckram, ossify, petrify, rigidify, starch | ||
| Cause | stiffen | ||
| Antonyms | loosen, loose | ||
| 3. | stiffen (change) restrict | ||
| Samples | Tighten the rules. Stiffen the regulations. | ||
| Synonyms | constrain, tighten, tighten up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
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