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solidify

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so·lid·i·fy  (s-ld-f)
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies
v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.
2. To make strong or united.
v.intr.
To become solid or united.

so·lidi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

solidify [səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
1. to make or become solid or hard
2. to make or become strong, united, determined, etc.
solidifiable  adj
solidification  n
solidifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.solidify - make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"
concrete - form into a solid mass; coalesce
2.solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
congeal, jell, set - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
effloresce, crystalise, crystalize, crystallize - assume crystalline form; become crystallized
freeze down, freeze out, freeze - change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"

solidify
verb harden, set, congeal, cake, jell, coagulate, cohere The thicker lava would have taken two weeks to solidify.
Translations
solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ]
A. VI
1. (= become solid) → solidificarse
2. (fig) (= become strong, united etc) → unirse
B. VTsolidificar
solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ]
vtsolidifier
solidify
vifest werden; (planet, lava etc)erstarren; (metal also)hart werden; (blood)gerinnen; (fig: support) → sich festigen
vtfest werden lassen; lavaerstarren lassen; metal alsohart werden lassen; bloodgerinnen lassen; (fig) supportfestigen
solidify [səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ]
1. vtsolidificare
2. visolidificarsi


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For it is the inert effort of each thought, having formed itself into a circular wave of circumstance,--as for instance an empire, rules of an art, a local usage, a religious rite,--to heap itself on that ridge and to solidify and hem in the life.
 
 
 
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