1. Verb
To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
2. Verb
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
3. Verb
To make torpid; to benumb.
4. Verb
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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