solidify

verb

sə-ˈli-də-ˌfī How to pronounce solidify (audio)
Definition of solidifynext
1
as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid water solidifying into ice

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2
as in to form
to take on a definite form my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify

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Recent Examples of solidify This accumulation of electrons reduces the charge on nearby lithium ions, directly forcing them to solidify into battery-killing metallic dendrites. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 It is being built to help solidify Dallas' position as a financial powerhouse, rivaling Wall Street. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Specifically, the court solidified a decades-long movement concentrating executive power under the president alone – amid a broadening of presidential power in other directions. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 Plus, Brazilian fans and players were left distraught and searching for answers after an elimination by Norway, whose striker Erling Haaland solidified his superstar status with another brace. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for solidify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
  1. freeze
  2. form
  3. harden
  4. crystallize
  5. stiffen
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  • But the freeze covers only about 28% of the total housing stock in the city, and critics allege that freezing rents will only make the housing shortage worse.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Xinhua said the factory’s owner and managers were arrested and the company’s accounts were frozen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of freeze
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  • If done just right, the turf would grow together and form a cohesive, insulating layer.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026
  • Among them, Federico Duran has formed his own company, El Sol Ermitaño, but retains a stake in the 30-plus year old company.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of form
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  • However, some experts are concerned about how the roughly year-long effort to modify the aircraft may not have been sufficient to fully harden it for operations in high-threat airspace.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of building parts one layer at a time, the system hardens the printing material all at once, producing seamless structures.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
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  • According to interviews with Hooper, the concept for the film crystallized for him after a Christmastime visit to a Montgomery Ward department store.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
  • Those concerns and fears crystalize in responses to Anthropic’s Mythos model and the successive rollout of Fable, where both of these models can be useful in allowing hackers to leverage agents swarms.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of crystallize
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  • Group 1 is pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and severe version that occurs when blood vessels in the lungs narrow and stiffen.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026
  • Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
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