solidify
to unite firmly or consolidate.
to form into crystals; make crystallized.
to become solid.
to form into crystals; become crystallized.
Origin of solidify
1Other words from solidify
- so·lid·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty [suh-lid-uh-fahy-uh-bil-i-tee], /səˌlɪd əˌfaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, so·lid·i·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
- so·lid·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
- so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion [suh-lid-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /səˌlɪd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- so·lid·i·fi·er, noun
- non·so·lid·i·fied, adjective
- non·so·lid·i·fy·ing, adjective
- 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·fy, verb, re·so·lid·i·fied, re·so·lid·i·fy·ing.
- un·so·lid·i·fied, adjective
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How to use solidify in a sentence
It has solidified things maybe, but I don’t see any major shift.
How Has The Nation Changed Since The Insurrection At The Capitol? | Micah Cohen (micah.cohen@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightBrady, 43, in his first season outside New England in his two-decade career, helped solidify his legacy as perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time.
Super Bowl highlights: Bucs celebrate championship, Tom Brady wins MVP | Des Bieler, Mark Maske, Chuck Culpepper | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostThat setup is analogous to how rocky planets formed their initial atmospheres after they solidified billions of years ago.
Crushed space rocks hint at exoplanets’ early atmospheric makeup | Lisa Grossman | January 26, 2021 | Science NewsNot to mention that someone who has been researching a topic and ran across your company name mentioned multiple times on industry-specific websites starts to solidify that brand recognition everyone is always talking about.
Hyman’s team found that when they made droplets of mutated FUS proteins in vitro, after only about eight hours the droplets solidified into what he calls “horrible aggregates.”
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life | Viviane Callier | January 7, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
We employ inventory management to help solidify their property and make sure they have a better record of their possessions.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis observations of the many varieties of Finch birds in the Galapagos Island led him to solidify his theory of natural selection.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThroughout the 1990s, advances in chemistry led the materials solidify more quickly, thus making 3D printing more useful.
The feet were then firmly bandaged, allowing the binding to solidify.
Corsets, Muslin Disease, and More of the Deadly Fashion Trends | The Fashion Beast Team | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to HRW, it dispatched 20,000 officials to monitor them under the slogan “solidify the Foundations, Benefit the Masses.”
In three years Mr. Pembroke had done much to solidify the day-boys at Sawston School.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterThe hocks contain considerable gelatine, so they are used for dishes that solidify, or become firm, after they are made.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIt is especially delicious in warm weather, but plenty of time must be allowed for it to solidify.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesAfter the gelatine has started to solidify, beat the whipped cream and the grated pineapple into it.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesTo prepare it in this manner, pour the gelatine mixture into stemmed glasses and allow it to solidify.
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British Dictionary definitions for solidify
/ (səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ) /
to make or become solid or hard
to make or become strong, united, determined, etc
Derived forms of solidify
- solidifiable, adjective
- solidification, noun
- solidifier, noun
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