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Definition of Stiffen
Stiffen

To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.

To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.

To make torpid; to benumb.

To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.

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Stiffen Translations

stiffen in German is steif werden, steifen, steifst
stiffen in Spanish is anquilosarse
stiffen in Swedish is styvna, stelna


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