solidified

«solidified» in Mova's school dictionary: turned from a liquid or gas into a solid, often by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (solidify, solidifies, solidified, solidifying); adjective (solidified)

meaning for a pupil

1) Solidified means turned from a liquid or gas into a solid, often by cooling: solidified lava. tree →

2) Solidified means made stronger, firmer or more certain: their friendship solidified. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science: a liquid solidifies when it cools to its freezing point; water solidifies into ice at 0°C, melted chocolate solidifies in the fridge, lava solidifies into rock (igneous rock). This is the opposite of melting. Everyday: wax solidified on the table. In stories and news, a plan or a team's lead «solidified».

examples

• The lava cooled and solidified into black rock. tree →
• The melted chocolate solidified in the fridge. tree →
• Candle wax solidified on the tablecloth. tree →
• Water solidified into ice overnight. tree →
• Their friendship solidified during the camping trip. tree →
• The win solidified our place at the top of the league. tree →
• The jelly had solidified by teatime. tree →

note

Spelling: solidify changes y to ie: solidifies, solidified; but solidifying keeps the y. Noun: solidification. In science, «freezing» and «solidifying» mean the same change (liquid to solid).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «solidified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.