SOLIDIFY

solidify

(verb) become solid; “The metal solidified when it cooled”

solidify

(verb) make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

(transitive) To concentrate; consolidate.

(intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.

Source: Wiktionary


So*lid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solidified; p. pr. & vb. n. Solidifying.] Etym: [Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier.]

Definition: To make solid or compact. Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. H. Spencer.

So*lid"i*fy, v. i.

Definition: To become solid; to harden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 January 2025

TAD

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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