densifies
Packs more tightly
Densifies is the third-person singular of densify, meaning to make or become more dense—more compact, concentrated, or closely packed.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: urban planners discuss how a neighborhood densifies over time as housing units increase, or how soil densifies under compression.
Materials scientists describe how a substance densifies during sintering or compaction.
Becomes less fluid
- condensesReduces to essentials
- coalescesBlends into unity
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
- congealsThickens into semi-solid
clots · reduces · compacts · concentrates · solidifies · gels · sets · curdles
Formal agreements between parties
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- constrictsTightens by encircling pressure
- squeezesApplies compressing force
- tightensMakes less loose
shrinks · packs · crushes · compresses · flattens · tamps · wedges · jams
Becomes firm or solid
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- curesRemedies that heal
- setsGrouped items together
- petrifiesCauses frozen terror
fossilizes · freezes · cements · stiffens · ossifies · mineralizes · vitrifies · tempers
Increases in strength
- deepensIncreases in degree
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
- reinforcesStrengthens or supports further
toughens · heightens · amplifies · magnifies · escalates · concentrates · enriches · saturates
thickens
Becomes less fluid
- condensesReduces to essentials
- coalescesBlends into unity
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
congeals · clots · reduces · compacts · concentrates · solidifies · gels · sets · curdles · emulsifies
compacts
Formal agreements between parties
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- constrictsTightens by encircling pressure
- squeezesApplies compressing force
tightens · shrinks · packs · crushes · compresses · flattens · tamps · wedges · jams · crams
hardens
Becomes firm or solid
- crystallizesForms into ordered solid
- curesRemedies that heal
- setsGrouped items together
petrifies · fossilizes · freezes · cements · stiffens · ossifies · mineralizes · vitrifies · tempers · sinters
intensifies
Increases in strength
- deepensIncreases in degree
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
reinforces · toughens · heightens · amplifies · magnifies · escalates · concentrates · enriches · saturates · bolsters
densifiesexpands
Increases in volume
rarefies · disperses · decompresses · diffuses · spreads
densifiesthins
Reduces density or concentration
dilutes · rarefies · attenuates · dissipates · weakens