solidify
Turn to stone
Solidify means to make or become solid.
A liquid solidifies when it freezes or hardens: The wax solidified as it cooled.
Figuratively, solidify means to strengthen or make firm: The victory solidified her reputation, Support for the plan has solidified.
Abstract things—plans, alliances, opinions—solidify when they become more definite or stable.
Make or become firm
- setArrange in position
- firmSolid or resolute
- congealSolidify from liquid state
- coagulateSolidify from liquid form
gel · stiffen · cure · freeze · cool · thicken · jell · rigidify
Create formally, permanently
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- affirmDeclare to be true
- validateConfirm as true
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
corroborate · substantiate · ratify · certify · authenticate · prove · attest · reaffirm
Combine into a whole
- strengthenMake more robust
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
stabilize · merge · integrate · coalesce · fuse · centralize · anchor · ground
Calcium powder binding agent
- concreteSolid building mixture
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- groutTile joint filler
- foundationUnderlying support structure
formwork · curing · aggregate · rebar · masonry · plaster · pavement · pour
Water's solid form
- frostThin ice coating
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- refrigeratePreserve with cold
chill · arctic · permafrost · subzero · cryogenics · deep-freeze · icicle · hoarfrost
Ordered-atom solid
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- formationCreation or arrangement
structure · facet · symmetry · geode · mineral · quartz · gemstone · clarity
Losing thermal energy
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- freezingExtremely cold
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
vitrification · annealing · supercooling · cryobiology · transition · equilibrium
harden
Make or become firm
coagulate · gel · stiffen · cure · freeze · cool · thicken · jell · rigidify · densify
establish
Create formally, permanently
verify · corroborate · substantiate · ratify · certify · authenticate · prove · attest · reaffirm · clinch
unify
Combine into a whole
- strengthenMake more robust
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
fortify · stabilize · merge · integrate · coalesce · fuse · centralize · anchor · ground · buttress
cement
Calcium powder binding agent
foundation · formwork · curing · aggregate · rebar · masonry · plaster · pavement · pour · set
ice
Water's solid form
refrigerate · chill · arctic · permafrost · subzero · cryogenics · deep-freeze · icicle · hoarfrost · frigid
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
formation · structure · facet · symmetry · geode · mineral · quartz · gemstone · clarity · prism
cooling
Losing thermal energy
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- freezingExtremely cold
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
exothermic · vitrification · annealing · supercooling · cryobiology · transition · equilibrium
solidifyundermine
Weaken by stealth
weaken · destabilize · disintegrate · dissolve · erode
solidity, solidified, solidifying, solidifies, solidification, solidifier, resolidify, solidifiers