Dictionary

solidify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [səˈlɪɾəˌfɑɪ] (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /səˈlɪdˌfɑɪ/ (Australia)
• /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/ (UK)
• [səˈlɪɾəˌfaɪ] (Canada, US)
• [səˈlɪɾˌfɑɪ] (Australia)
• /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ (Canada, US)
• /səˈlɪdəˌfɑɪ/ (Australia)

Etymology

From French solidifier. By surface analysis, solid + -ify.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

solidifiable · resolidify · presolidified · nonsolidified · solidifiability · solidifier · solidification · unsolidified

Relateds

liquefy

Synonyms

set · jell

Translations (68)

mi whakatoka (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fi jäykistää (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · la induro (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ga daingnigh (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · hu megfagy (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · pt solidificar (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi kangistaa (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · fi hyytyä (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi kovettua (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fr solidifier (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fi hyydyttää (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · grc στερεόω (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ru де́лать твёрдым (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ga soladaigh (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · bg втвърдявам се (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ru укреплять (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · hu megkeményít (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · sv stelna (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi kiinteyttää (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · bg втвърдявам (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · mi totoka (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · pt solidificar (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ro solidifica (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fr solidifier (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · hu tömörít (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · fi jähmettyä (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · hu szilárdul (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · sq ngurtësoj (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · bg сплотявам (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · ru затвердева́ть (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi jäykistää (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · hu besűrít (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · tl sasiksinin (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · hu megszilárdít (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · nl verstarren (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · hu szilárdít (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · hu megszilárdul (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ga soladaigh (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · de erstarren (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · sh о̀чврснути (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ru затверде́ть (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · hu megkeményedik (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ga reoigh (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · es solidificarse (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ru сде́лать твёрдым (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ca solidificar (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · mi whakatōpū (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · es solidificar (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fi kohmettua (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ru засты́ть (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ru застыва́ть (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · mr घनरूप होणे (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · sh òčvrsnuti (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · hu sűrít (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · mr घनरूप करणे (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ga reoigh (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · cs tuhnout (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi jähmettää (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fi kangistaa (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ga cruaigh (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · sq ngrij (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · fi kovettaa (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · hu összetömörít (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · fi kovettaa (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) · ga éirigh crua (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · fi konsolidoida (transitive: to concentrate; consolidate) · fi konkretisoitua (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze) · ru тверде́ть (intransitive: to become solid; to freeze)