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solidify Definition

so·lidi·fy (sə lid′ə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

  1. to make or become solid, firm, hard, compact, etc.
  2. to crystallize
  3. to make or become solid, strong, or united

Etymology: Fr solidifier: see solid & -fy

solidify Related Forms

so·lid′i·fi·ca′·tion noun

solidify Synonyms

solidify

v.

  1. To harden

    set, fix, crystallize; see compress, harden 2, thicken 1.

  2. To make secure

    become solid, cause to acquire strength, make firm; see join 1, thicken 2.

solidify Usage Examples

Object

  • lava: Some are formed by solidifying lava that do not form a crater, leaving a " puy " .
  • flow: This photo shows a piece of the solidified volcanic flow imprinted with the shapes of the villa's wooden shutters.
  • relationship: There's also the exciting aspect of regular overseas travel â making contact with key clients and solidifying relationships!
  • material: The process involves the production of a rapidly solidified, amorphous material, usually in powder form.
  • thing: I finally went out when I was 16 with a guy, and that just solidified the whole thing.
  • alloy: When a solution solidifies, alloys of metals which have a limited mutual solubility may form new phases at certain ratios.

Preposition: at

temperature: At this temperature there will be a composition which solidifies at a single temperature through the co-operative growth of the two solid phases.

Preposition: into

  • rock: The basaltic magmas solidified into coarse-grained gabbroic rocks which form the earliest Cuillin Center.
  • polymer: PHB is produced and stored by bacteria as lipid, which solidifies into a polymer similar to polyethylene when extracted.
  • block: The feed oxide is melted using graphite electrodes which then is allowed to solidify into a large block.

Modifying Another Word

  • rapidly: The process involves the production of a rapidly solidified, amorphous material, usually in powder form.
  • quickly: The liquid is scarcely glimpsed, however, before it quickly solidifies, partly into an amorphous carbon structure.
  • then: The Hex then solidifies inside the cylinder on cooling to room temperature.
  • not: These levels have not solidified into classes, however.
  • thus: It has the ability to form a gel, which can bind water and toxins together, thus solidifying watery stools.
  • certainly: Now the match most certainly solidified just want these products at auto.

Used with why or when

  • when: The Greeks mythologised it as the tears of Apollos daughters, solidified when they cried for their dead brother Phaeton.
  • what: But having so much experience might restrict one's imagination, solidify what was free air.

Infinitive complement

  • form: We figured out that the carbon interior of this white dwarf has solidified to form the galaxy's largest diamond, " says Metcalfe.
  • become: The brine solidifies to become hydrogel, a highly porous solid substance.