solidify [suh -lid -uh -fahy]
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See more synonyms for solidify on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing. to make solid ; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form. to unite firmly or consolidate. to form into crystals; make crystallized. Show More
verb (used without object), so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing. to become solid . to form into crystals; become crystallized. Show More
Origin of solidify From the
French word
solidifier, dating back to
1790–1800. See
solid ,
-ify Related forms so·lid·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty , so·lid·i·fi·a·ble·ness , noun so·lid·i·fi·a·ble , adjective so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion , noun so·lid·i·fi·er , noun non·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion , noun non·so·lid·i·fied , adjective non·so·lid·i·fy·ing , adjective o·ver·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion , noun o·ver·so·lid·i·fy , verb (used with object), o·ver·so·lid·i·fied, o·ver·so·lid·i·fy·ing. re·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion , noun re·so·lid·i·fy , verb, re·so·lid·i·fied, re·so·lid·i·fy·ing. un·so·lid·i·fied , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for solidified strengthen ,
stiffen ,
cement ,
crystallize ,
dry ,
thicken ,
set ,
freeze ,
firm ,
anneal ,
amalgamate ,
congeal ,
clot ,
cake ,
coagulate ,
bake ,
petrify ,
cohere ,
jell ,
densify Examples from the Web for solidified Contemporary Examples of solidified Their solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
The oldest surviving rocks on Earth and the Moon solidified after all this chaos.
While you were a congressman, you voted against an amendment that would have solidified net neutrality into law.
The more time I spent around babies, the more it solidified that I did not want my own.
Striking down Obamacare would have solidified this reputation.
Historical Examples of solidified He looked like a man who had heard some news which had first steadied and then solidified him.
With this duplication, its national consciousness has as it were solidified .
Her ambition had solidified into an unreasoning conscientiousness.
Was it the solidified foam of the sea or the tears of the mermaid?
When the copper is solidified , but still red-hot, he forges it.
British Dictionary definitions for solidified verb -fies , -fying or -fied to make or become solid or hard to make or become strong, united, determined, etc Show More
Derived Forms solidifiable , adjective solidification , noun solidifier , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for solidified v. 1799 (transitive); 1837 (intransitive), from French solidifier , from Old French solide (see solid (adj.)) + -fier (see -fy ). Related: Solidified ; solidifying .
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