solidify
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solidify
- /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/ UK
- /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ Canada, US
- [səˈlɪɾəˌfaɪ] Canada, US
- /səˈlɪdəˌfɑɪ/ Australia
- [səˈlɪɾəˌfɑɪ] Australia
- /səˈlɪdˌfɑɪ/ Australia
- [səˈlɪɾˌfɑɪ] Australia
Where it comes from
From French solidifier. By surface analysis, solid + -ify.
verb solidifies · solidifying · solidified
- To make solid; convert into a solid body.
- To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce. Emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, the train sweeps to the right, affording views of the recent work to solidify the railway here.
- To become solid; to freeze, set.
- To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
