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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
     1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
        stiffen cloth with starch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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     2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
        stiffen paste.
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     3. To make torpid; to benumb.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.
     To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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           Like bristles rose my stiffening hair.   --Dryden.
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           The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
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           Some souls we see,
           Grow hard and stiffen with adversity.    --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
     1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
        stiffen cloth with starch.
  
              Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
  
     2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
        stiffen paste.
  
     3. To make torpid; to benumb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.
     To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
  
           Like bristles rose my stiffening hair.   --Dryden.
  
           The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
  
           Some souls we see, Grow hard and stiffen with
           adversity.                               --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stiffen
       v 1: become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss
            enter the room" [ant: loosen]
       2: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding
          gelatine" [ant: loosen]
       3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
          [syn: tighten, tighten up, constrain]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stiff.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become stiff.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stiff.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become stiff.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stiff.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become stiff.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stiff.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become stiff.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     Englanti vb.
     1 jäykistää
     2 jäykistyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stiffen
     Engelska vb.
     styva, göra styv

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Stiffen /stˈɪfən/
  صلّب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stiffen //ˈstɪfən// 
  1. вкочанясвам се, втвърдявам се
  to become stiff
  2. втвърдявам
  to make stiff