usztywniać

== Polish == === Etymology === From usztywnić +‎ -ać. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈʂtɘv.ɲat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɘvɲat͡ɕ Syllabification: u‧sztyw‧niać === Verb === usztywniać impf (perfective usztywnić) (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 === usztywniać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN usztywniać in Polish dictionaries at PWN