encallarse

Definitions of encallarse
  1. verb
    make stiff or stiffer
    synonyms: acartonarse, agarrotarse, atiesar, endurecer, endurecerse, fortalecerse
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    antonyms:
    aflojar, desapretar, relajar, soltar
    make loose or looser
    types:
    almidonar
    stiffen with starch
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    become stiff or stiffer
    synonyms: acartonarse, agarrotarse, atiesar, endurecer, endurecerse, fortalecerse
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    antonyms:
    aflojar, bailar, desatar, distender, laxar, liberalizar, relajar, relajarse, soltar, soltarse
    become loose or looser or less tight
    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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