solidify

/səˌlɪdəˈfaɪ/

/səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/

Other forms: solidified; solidifying; solidifies

To solidify is to make something solid, like water becoming ice, or a plan becoming more concrete. If you’re meeting a friend, you should solidify the plan before you go and decide where and what time to meet.

To solidify is to become a solid, like lemonade solidifying into a popsicle, or dissolved sugar solidifying into yummy rock candy. Also, this word can apply to non-physical things. If a couple gets engaged, they're solidifying their relationship. Getting a promotion could solidify your career. Anything becoming firmer or more real is a type of solidifying. In any sense, whatever gets solidified becomes stronger.

Definitions of solidify

1. verb

   become solid
   “The metal solidified when it cooled”

   types:

   consolidate

   form into a solid mass or whole

   congeal, jell, set

   become gelatinous

   crystalise, crystalize, crystallize, effloresce

   assume crystalline form; become crystallized

   freeze, freeze down, freeze out

   change from a liquid to a solid when cold

   devitrify

   become crystalline

   type of:

   change integrity

   change in physical make-up
2. verb

   make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
   types:

   consolidate

   make or form into a solid or hardened mass

   concrete

   form into a solid mass; coalesce

   type of:

   change integrity

   change in physical make-up