solidify
(verb) become solid; “The metal solidified when it cooled”
solidify
(verb) make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
16 June 2025
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
