1. to enforce or establish strict, inflexible rules, structures, or conditions that limit flexibility or adaptation
The new management decided to impose rigidity on the company's creative processes, which ultimately stifled innovation.
A nova gerência decidiu impor rigidez aos processos criativos da empresa, o que acabou sufocando a inovação.
2. to make something physically stiff or inflexible
The architect's design imposed rigidity on the structure, making it difficult to modify later.
O design do arquiteto impôs rigidez à estrutura, dificultando futuras modificações.