usztywnić

== Polish == === Etymology === From u- + sztywny + -ić. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈʂtɘv.ɲit͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɘvɲit͡ɕ Syllabification: u‧sztyw‧nić === Verb === usztywnić pf (imperfective usztywniać) (transitive) to stiffen, to make rigid (transitive) to strengthen, to reinforce, to brace (make structurally stronger) (transitive, medicine) to reduce, to set, to cast, to splint (immobilise a broken or damaged body part) (transitive, figurative) to harden, to tighten (make less open to change or outside influence) (reflexive with się) to stiffen, to rigidify (become stiff) (reflexive with się) to strengthen, to be reinforced (become structurally stronger) (reflexive with się, figurative) to harden, to set (become less open to change or outside influence) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “usztywnić”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “usztywnić się”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “usztywnić”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)