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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•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] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•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. |