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solidify, v.|səˈlɪdɪfaɪ|
[ad. F. solidifier: see solid a. and -ify.]
1. trans. To render solid; to convert into a solid body; to make firm, hard, or compact.
1799Kirwan Geol. Ess. 125 In these cases the water seems to be solidified by a loss of great part of its specific heat. 1807T. Thomson Chem. (ed. 3) II. 625 This powder..absorbs water very rapidly, and solidifies it. 1854Ronalds & Richardson Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 148 The pressing machine for solidifying the fuel. 1871B. Stewart Heat §84 Although we cannot as yet solidify alcohol.
fig.1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Note-bks. (1872) II. 223 The difficulty of retaining it in the mind and solidifying it into a description. 1866Cornh. Mag. Oct. 413 He could not solidify the prejudices of the mass. 1889‘Mark Twain’ Yankee at Crt. K. Arth. viii, The tower episode solidified my power.
b. transf. To concentrate or consolidate.
1885Manch. Wkly. Times 20 June 5/5 Disraeli..sought to solidify them into a party. 1885Pall Mall G. 25 Feb. 10/2 Organizing and solidifying the Liberal vote in the new constituency.
2. intr. To become solid; to change or pass from a liquid or gaseous to a solid state.
1837J. T. Smith tr. Vicat's Mortars 40 In the condition of very stiff paste..they..solidify more quickly. 1860Tyndall Glac. ii. xxxi. 409 If..molten [bismuth]..be poured into a bullet-mould it will expand on solidifying. 1878Huxley Physiogr. 60 Water solidifies by reduction of temperature.
Hence soˈlidifying vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1850Grove Corr. Phys. Forces (ed. 2) 36 The freezing or solidifying point. 1856Orr's Circ. Sci., Pract. Chem. 469 Oil of poppies retards the solidifying effect. |