solidify

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English

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Etymology

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From French solidifier.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/, [səˈlɪɾəˌfaɪ]
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /səˈlɪdəˌfɑɪ/, [səˈlɪɾəˌfɑɪ], /səˈlɪdˌfɑɪ/, [səˈlɪɾˌfɑɪ]

Verb

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solidify (third-person singular simple present solidifies, present participle solidifying, simple past and past participle solidified)

  1. (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
  2. (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.
    • 2023 August 23, Pip Dunn, “The last bastion of the HST 'Castles'”, in RAIL, number 990, page 49:
      Emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, the train sweeps to the right, affording views of the recent work to solidify the railway here.
  3. (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
  4. (grammar, transitive) To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).

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