solidify

[suh-lid-uh-fahy]

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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.

verb (used without object), so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing.

to become solid.
to form into crystals; become crystallized.

Origin of solidify

From the French word solidifier, dating back to 1790–1800. See solid, -ify

Related formsso·lid·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty, so·lid·i·fi·a·ble·ness, nounso·lid·i·fi·a·ble, adjectiveso·lid·i·fi·ca·tion, nounso·lid·i·fi·er, nounnon·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion, nounnon·so·lid·i·fied, adjectivenon·so·lid·i·fy·ing, adjectiveo·ver·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion, nouno·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, nounre·so·lid·i·fy, verb, re·so·lid·i·fied, re·so·lid·i·fy·ing.un·so·lid·i·fied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for solidified

Contemporary Examples

Their solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
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The oldest surviving rocks on Earth and the Moon solidified after all this chaos.
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June 15, 2014
While you were a congressman, you voted against an amendment that would have solidified net neutrality into law.
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August 22, 2013
The more time I spent around babies, the more it solidified that I did not want my own.
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February 27, 2013
Striking down Obamacare would have solidified this reputation.
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Caitlin Dickson
June 26, 2012

Historical Examples

He looked like a man who had heard some news which had first steadied and then solidified him.
A List To Starboard
F. Hopkinson Smith
With this duplication, its national consciousness has as it were solidified.
China, Japan and the U.S.A.
John Dewey
Her ambition had solidified into an unreasoning conscientiousness.
The Job
Sinclair Lewis
Was it the solidified foam of the sea or the tears of the mermaid?
The Birth of the Nation
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
When the copper is solidified, but still red-hot, he forges it.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for solidified

solidify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become solid or hard
to make or become strong, united, determined, etc

Derived Formssolidifiable, adjectivesolidification, nounsolidifier, noun

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Word Origin and History for solidified

solidify

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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Examples from the Web for solidified

Contemporary Examples

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

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.

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Word Origin and History for solidified

solidify

v.

Origin of solidify