meaning of stiffens

1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
2.
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
3.
To make torpid; to benumb.
4.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
5.
make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding ">gelatine"


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