solidify

Language: en

🇺🇸 /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To make or become solid, firm, or hard; to change from a liquid or soft state to a solid state.; To make or become more definite, unified, or established; to strengthen or consolidate.; To cause to become compact or dense; to condense.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: solidifies Past: solidified Past part.: solidified Pres part.: solidifying

Collocations

solidify supportsolidify one's positionsolidify a relationshipsolidify intosolidify public opinionsolidify a lead

Derivatives

solidsoliditysolidificationsolidlysolidnesssolidifier

Synonyms

hardenstrengthenconsolidatecrystallizefirm upset

Antonyms

liquefysoftenweakendissolvemelt

Commonly confused

consolidate
EN: 'Consolidate' implies combining or strengthening existing elements together, while 'solidify' emphasizes a transition from a less firm to a more firm state.
solid
EN: 'Solid' is the adjective describing the state; 'solidify' is the verb describing the process of becoming solid.

Spelling tips

EN: The 'y' changes to 'i' before suffixes (solidified, solidifies), following the standard rule for verbs ending in consonant + y.

💬 Examples

  1. The lava solidified as it cooled on the surface of the volcano.

  2. The new evidence helped solidify the prosecutor's case against the defendant.

  3. The pressure of the overlying layers solidified the sediment into rock over millions of years.