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.

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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, nounso·lid·i·fi·a·ble, adjectiveso·lid·i·fi·ca·tion, nounso·lid·i·fi·er, noun

non·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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This spine probably represented nearly frozen lava which solidified as it was gradually forced out of the mountain.
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Therefore, solidified juices originate from liquid juices, which either heat or cold have condensed.
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It is said that solidified milk prepared by this process remains sweet for many months.
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From the wall, coming through it, came a mistiness that solidified as it flowed across.
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The acquisition of Brandenburg by the Hohenzollerns only solidified the conquest and guaranteed its future.
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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

1799 (transitive); 1837 (intransitive), from French solidifier, from Old French solide (see solid (adj.)) + -fier (see -fy). Related: Solidified; solidifying.