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lithifies

lithifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lithify.

Meaning of lithify

Verb

lithify (third-person singular simple present lithifies, present participle lithifying, simple past and past participle lithified)

  1. To turn sediment into solid rock
    • Shale is fine-grained rock made of silt or wet mud that has been lithified by compaction and cementation.2003, Ann G. Harris et al., Geology of National Parks, →ISBN, page 13
    Synonyms:
    petrify

Questions about lithifies

What is lithifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lithifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lithify.

Words near lithifies in the dictionary

  1. lithides
  2. lithifaction
  3. lithification
  4. lithifications
  5. lithified
  6. lithifies
  7. lithify
  8. lithifying
  9. lithing
  10. lithio-
  11. lithiomarsturite

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