- 1[intransitive, transitive] to become solid; to make something solid solidify (into something) The mixture will solidify into toffee. The paint had solidified in the tray. solidify something solidified lava
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] (formal) (of ideas, etc.) to become or to make something become more definite and less likely to change solidify (into something) Vague objections to the system solidified into firm opposition. solidify something They solidified their position as Britain's top band.
solidify
verbNAmE//səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ//
solidify (into something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they solidify he / she / it solidifies
past simple solidified
-ing form solidifying
NAmE//səˌlɪdəfəˈkeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See solidify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: solidify