"deflexibilize" meaning in English

See deflexibilize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deflexibilizes [present, singular, third-person], deflexibilizing [participle, present], deflexibilized [participle, past], deflexibilized [past], deflexibilise [alternative]
Etymology: From de- + flexibilize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|flexibilize}} de- + flexibilize Head templates: {{en-verb}} deflexibilize (third-person singular simple present deflexibilizes, present participle deflexibilizing, simple past and past participle deflexibilized)
  1. (transitive) To make less flexible. Tags: transitive Related terms: deflexibilization Translations (to make less flexible): deflexibilisieren (German)

Inflected forms

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        "To make less flexible."
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        "(transitive) To make less flexible."
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        }
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  ],
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "deflexibilizing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "deflexibilized",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deflexibilized",
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        "past"
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    },
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      "word": "deflexibilisieren"
    }
  ],
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}

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