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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sə lid′ə fī′)

Inflections of 'solidify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

solidifies: v 3rd person singular

solidifying: v pres p

solidified: v past

solidified: v past p

so•lid•i•fy /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.
v.

Physicsto (cause to) become solid; (cause to) be made into a hard or compact mass;
change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form: [no object]Water solidifies and becomes ice.[~ + object]The concrete will solidify the foundation.
to unite firmly or consolidate: [no object]The coalition must solidify and fight as one unit.[~ + object]That leader can solidify the various groups of the country.

so•lid•i•fi•ca•tion /səˌlɪdəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

so•lid•i•fy (sə lid′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.
v.t.

Physicsto make solid;
make into a hard or compact mass;
change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
to unite firmly or consolidate.
Crystallographyto form into crystals;
make crystallized.

v.i.

Physicsto become solid.
Crystallographyto form into crystals;
become crystallized.

French solidifier. See solid, -ify
1790–1800

so•lid′i•fi′a•bil′i•ty, so•lid′i•fi′a•ble•ness, n.
so•lid′i•fi′a•ble, adj.
so•lid′i•fi•ca′tion, n.
so•lid′i•fi′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

solidify /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

to make or become solid or hard
to make or become strong, united, determined, etc

soˌlidifiˈcation n soˈlidiˌfier n

'solidify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

freeze - pectin - amylopectin - cake - coagulate - compact - congeal - consolidate - hard-boiled - harden - hydraulic cement - liquefy - set - soft-boiled - sow

Synonyms: set, fix, crystallize, compress, harden, more...

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