solidify
/səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ verb C1- To make solid; convert into a solid body.
- To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.
- To become solid; to freeze, set.
- To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
He/she/it solidifies · Past solidified · Past participle solidified · -ing form solidifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- solidify
- He/she/it
- solidifies
- Past
- solidified
- Past participle
- solidified
- -ing form
- solidifying
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Advances in printing and the proliferation of distinct national literatures further solidified these separate orthographic standards over time.
Americans definitively embraced the personal automobile as the ultimate symbol of independence, solidifying a cultural attachment that remains incredibly potent today.
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