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单词 solidify
释义

solidify

verb

so·​lid·​i·​fy sə-ˈli-də-ˌfī How to pronounce solidify (audio)
solidified; solidifying

transitive verb

1
: to make solid, compact, or hard
2
: to make secure, substantial, or firmly fixed
factors that solidify public opinion

intransitive verb

: to become solid, compact, or hard
solidification
sə-ˌli-də-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce solidify (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • concrete
  • congeal
  • firm (up)
  • freeze
  • harden
  • indurate
  • set
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Example Sentences

Work is under way to solidify the concrete that supports the building. Hot wax solidifies as it cools. Recent findings helped to solidify our position. The international community is working to solidify its alliances.
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Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

solidify

verb

so·​lid·​i·​fy sə-ˈli-də-ˌfī How to pronounce solidify (audio)
solidified; solidifying
: to make or become solid The melted wax solidified as it cooled.

solidify

verb

1
as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid water solidifying into ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • freeze
  • harden
  • stiffen
  • congeal
  • concrete
  • indurate
  • crystallize
  • set
  • gel
  • coagulate
  • crystalize
  • thicken
  • rigidify
  • encrust
  • gelatinize
  • jell
  • calcify
  • cake
  • petrify
  • jelly
  • firm (up)
  • ossify
  • incrust
  • callus
  • clot
  • gelate
  • anneal
  • temper
  • case-harden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soften
  • liquefy
  • dissolve
  • melt
  • liquify
  • thaw
  • fuse
  • flux
  • smelt
  • unfreeze
  • deliquesce
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2
as in to form
to take on a definite form my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • form
  • crystallize
  • crystalize
  • jell
  • connect
  • cohere
  • combine
  • coalesce
  • join
  • unite
  • shape (up)
  • unify
  • fuse
  • couple
  • associate
  • conjugate
  • conjoin
  • link (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • break down
  • decay
  • disintegrate
  • decompose
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