rigidify
1. [ verb ] become rigid
Examples:

"The body rigidified"

Related terms: stiffen rigidification
2. [ verb ] make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
Synonyms: petrify ossify
Examples:

"rigidify the training schedule" "ossified teaching methods" "slogans petrify our thinking"

Related terms: stiffen ossification inflexibility
Similar spelling:   rigidifying