solidify

UK/səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/US/səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/

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Other forms: solidified, solidifying, solidifies

To solidify is to make or become firm. The wax solidifies, solidify support, solidifying position.

In physics it is freezing by another name — a liquid solidifies at its freezing point, and most substances contract doing so, though water famously expands. Figuratively it means making something settled: solidifying a lead. Note solid; and that the -ify ending makes verbs, as in simplify.

Definitions of solidify

1verbsolidifyTo make or become firm.C1
“The melted wax solidified as it cooled in the mould.”

solidify is a hardening.

Where it comes from

French solidifier comes from solide, from Latin solidus, firm. Solder, soldier and consolidate come from the same firmness.

French
solidifier
English, today
solidify

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

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solidify in the wild

Below that temperature, the melt would solidify; above that temperature, the molten sodium would start to dissolve in the melt.
Castner process
Most metals are less dense as a liquid than as a solid so castings shrink upon cooling, which can leave a void at the last point to solidify.
Riser (casting)
Although it tastes, smells, and looks like chocolate, it does not solidify, even at room temperature.
Chocolate spread
During casting or molding, the material in the sprue will solidify and need to be removed from the finished part.
Sprue (manufacturing)
The area is rich in Beothuk and Mi'kmaq history and artifacts have been recovered by local residents which only solidify this history.
South Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

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