solidify

UK/səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ//səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/

solidify verb: to make solid; convert into a solid body.

Verb

solidify (third-person singular simple present solidifies, present participle solidifying, simple past and past participle solidified)

(transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.

Synonyms:

set, jell
(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
(intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
(transitive) To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).

திடமாக்கு, வலிமைப்படுத்து

transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body: घनरूप करणे ghanrūp karṇe
intransitive: to become solid; to freeze: घनरूप होणे ghanrūp hoṇe

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Photocurable liquids solidify when exposed to light.
A lot of rail embankments have been solidified by knotweed because the roots are so strong.
It has expanded and solidified a prerogative state to solve politically sensitive matters through substantively extra-legal methods.

third-person singular present	solidifies
present participle	solidifying
past participle	solidified
past	solidified

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

What does solidify mean?: Solidify means to make solid; convert into a solid body.
What is solidify in Hindi?: Solidify in Hindi is जमना (jamnā). See Solidify meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is solidify?: Solidify is a verb.
How do you pronounce solidify?: Solidify is pronounced /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of solidify?: The past tense of solidify is solidified.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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