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so⋅lid⋅i⋅fy

  [suh-lid-uh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.
Use solidify in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
2. to unite firmly or consolidate.
3. to form into crystals; make crystallized.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become solid.
5. to form into crystals; become crystallized.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F solidifier. See solid, -ify

Related forms:
so⋅lid⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, so⋅lid⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
so⋅lid⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
so⋅lid⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
so⋅lid⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun
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so·lid·i·fy   (sə-lĭd'ə-fī')   
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·lid'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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