solidify
Other forms: solidified; solidifying; solidifies
To solidify is to make something solid, like water becoming ice, or a plan becoming more concrete. If you’re meeting a friend, you should solidify the plan before you go and decide where and what time to meet.
To solidify is to become a solid, like lemonade solidifying into a popsicle, or dissolved sugar solidifying into yummy rock candy. Also, this word can apply to non-physical things. If a couple gets engaged, they're solidifying their relationship. Getting a promotion could solidify your career. Anything becoming firmer or more real is a type of solidifying. In any sense, whatever gets solidified becomes stronger.
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become solid“The metal solidified when it cooled”type of:change integritychange in physical make-up
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make solid or more solid; cause to solidifytypes:consolidatemake or form into a solid or hardened massconcreteform into a solid mass; coalescetype of:change integritychange in physical make-up
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Vocabulary lists containing solidify
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