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lithify

American  
[lith-uh-fahy] / ˈlɪθ əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

lithified, lithifying

  1. to change (sediment) to stone or rock.

verb (used without object)

lithified, lithifying

  1. to become lithified.

Etymology

Origin of lithify

lith- + -ify

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