solidify
verb
so·lid·i·fy
sə-ˈli-də-ˌfī 
solidified; solidifying
1
: to make solid, compact, or hard
2
: to make secure, substantial, or firmly fixed
factors that solidify public opinion
: to become solid, compact, or hard
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Examples of solidify in a Sentence
Work is under way to solidify the concrete that supports the building.
Hot wax solidifies as it cools.
Recent findings helped to solidify our position.
The international community is working to solidify its alliances.
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Statehood and Democratic Dominance The push for statehood further solidified Democratic control.
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
In the following years, Donaldson solidified himself as a mainstream YouTuber with bigger videos and giving away more money.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Though each of the director’s original projects has spoken to his artistic sensibilities, Cowboy Bebop solidified him as a sci-fi visionary whose style and eclectic taste in music set him apart.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
In the following years, Donaldson solidified himself as a mainstream YouTuber with bigger videos and giving away more money.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Though each of the director’s original projects has spoken to his artistic sensibilities, Cowboy Bebop solidified him as a sci-fi visionary whose style and eclectic taste in music set him apart.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solidify. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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solidify
verb
so·lid·i·fy
sə-ˈlid-ə-ˌfī
solidified; solidifying
: to make or become solid, compact, or hard
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