solidify

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Then this radioactive debris will be mixed with liquid glass and allowed to solidify, a process known as vitrification, before it is kept for subsequent storage in underground vaults.

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  1. transitive verb To make solid, compact, or hard.
  2. transitive verb To make strong or united.
  3. intransitive verb To become solid or united.

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  • It took time to achieve the right shade of purple in the bathroom plastic-dispenser, but no time at all to pour, solidify, and cut the sheet-like robe required for the occasion. —  SEPTEMBER, 1953 Vol
  • He felt the air in his lungs solidify, leaving no room for another breath. —  Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rebecca York, Robin D. Owens - What Dreams May Come
  • “Damnit, solidify, will you!” Sirhan curses, but the ubiquitous misty pollen-grain sized robots refuse to respond What's your problem? —  Asimov'sSF,Dec2003
  • BAGHDAD - Iraq has made tremendous progress over the past three months but the United States must remain engaged over the long term if it wants those gains to solidify, the U.S. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • However, it is also quite possible that the Supreme Court will re-solidify the property concepts. —  Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
 

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  1. from French solidifier = Spanish Portuguese solidificar; as solid + -fy.
 

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/səˈlɪdɪfai/
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