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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
Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied]
1. to make or become solid or hard
2. to make or become strong or unlikely to change: a move that solidified the allegiance of our followers
solidification 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
Translations
Spanish solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ] visolidificarse
French solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ] vise solidifier
vtsolidifier

German solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ] solid vifest werden
Italian solidify [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ] 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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