Solidify

Solidify
Solidify So*lid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Solidifying}.] [Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier.] To make solid or compact. [1913 Webster]

Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]


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  • solidify — [[t]səlɪ̱dɪfaɪ[/t]] solidifies, solidifying, solidified 1) V ERG When a liquid solidifies or is solidified, it changes into a solid. The thicker lava would have taken two weeks to solidify... [V n] The Energy Department plans to solidify the… …   English dictionary

  • solidify — UK [səˈlɪdɪfaɪ] / US [səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms solidify : present tense I/you/we/they solidify he/she/it solidifies present participle solidifying past tense solidified past participle solidified 1) to become solid,… …   English dictionary

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