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Definition of solidify verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solidify

verb
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they solidify
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/
he / she / it solidifies
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪz/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪz/
past simple solidified
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪd/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪd/
past participle solidified
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪd/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪd/
-ing form solidifying
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/
 
/səˈlɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] solidify (into something) | solidify (something) to become solid; to make something solid
    • The mixture will solidify into toffee.
    • The paint had solidified in the tray.
    • solidified lava
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  2. [intransitive, transitive] (formal) (of ideas, etc.) to become or to make something become more definite and less likely to change
    • solidify (into something) Vague objections to the system solidified into firm opposition.
    • solidify something They solidified their position as Britain's top band.
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