# solidificar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From sòlid +‎ -ificar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [su.li.ði.fiˈka]
* IPA: (Balearic) [so.li.ði.fiˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [so.li.ði.fiˈkaɾ]

### Verb

solidificar (first-person singular present solidifico, first-person singular preterite solidifiquí, past participle solidificat)
* to solidify

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | solidificant | solidificant | solidificant | solidificant | solidificant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | solidificat | solidificat | solidificada | solidificada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | solidificats | solidificats | solidificades | solidificades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | solidifico | solidifiques | solidifica | solidifiquem | solidifiqueu | solidifiquen |
| indicative | imperfect | solidificava | solidificaves | solidificava | solidificàvem | solidificàveu | solidificaven |
| indicative | future | solidificaré | solidificaràs | solidificarà | solidificarem | solidificareu | solidificaran |
| indicative | preterite | solidifiquí | solidificares | solidificà | solidificàrem | solidificàreu | solidificaren |
| indicative | conditional | solidificaria | solidificaries | solidificaria | solidificaríem | solidificaríeu | solidificarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | solidifiqui | solidifiquis | solidifiqui | solidifiquem | solidifiqueu | solidifiquin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | solidifiqués | solidifiquessis | solidifiqués | solidifiquéssim | solidifiquéssiu | solidifiquessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | solidifica | solidifiqui | solidifiquem | solidifiqueu | solidifiquin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no solidifiquis | no solidifiqui | no solidifiquem | no solidifiqueu | no solidifiquin |

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From sólido (“solid”) +‎ -ificar (“-ify”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /so.li.d͡ʒi.fiˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /su.li.di.fiˈkaɾ/ [su.li.ði.fiˈkaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /su.li.di.fiˈkaɾ/ [su.li.ði.fiˈkaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /su.li.di.fiˈka.ɾi/ [su.li.ði.fiˈka.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: so‧li‧di‧fi‧car

### Verb

solidificar (first-person singular present solidifico, first-person singular preterite solidifiquei, past participle solidificado)
* (transitive) to solidify (to make solid)
* (intransitive) to solidify (to become solid)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Synonyms

* congelar

#### Antonyms

* derreter, liquefazer

#### Related terms

* solidificação
* solidificado
* solidificador
* sólido

## Spanish
### Etymology

From sólido +‎ -ificar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /solidifiˈkaɾ/ [so.li.ð̞i.fiˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: so‧li‧di‧fi‧car

### Verb

solidificar (first-person singular present solidifico, first-person singular preterite solidifiqué, past participle solidificado)
* to solidify
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 181:El que en el día de San Juan vierte en el agua plomo derretido, sabrá la suerte próxima que le espera, si se fija en la forma que toma el metal al solidificarse.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** BBC Mundo. Líder norcoreano "nombra a sucesor". 2009-06-02
    ... una forma de solidificar su poder ... — "... a way of solidifying his power ..."

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar | solidificar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | solidificando | solidificando | solidificando | solidificando | solidificando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | solidificado | solidificado | solidificada | solidificada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | solidificados | solidificados | solidificadas | solidificadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | solidifico | solidificas$^{tú}$ solidificás$^{vos}$ | solidifica | solidificamos | solidificáis | solidifican |
| indicative | imperfect | solidificaba | solidificabas | solidificaba | solidificábamos | solidificabais | solidificaban |
| indicative | preterite | solidifiqué | solidificaste | solidificó | solidificamos | solidificasteis | solidificaron |
| indicative | future | solidificaré | solidificarás | solidificará | solidificaremos | solidificaréis | solidificarán |
| indicative | conditional | solidificaría | solidificarías | solidificaría | solidificaríamos | solidificaríais | solidificarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | solidifique | solidifiques$^{tú}$ solidifiqués$^{vos2}$ | solidifique | solidifiquemos | solidifiquéis | solidifiquen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | solidificara | solidificaras | solidificara | solidificáramos | solidificarais | solidificaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | solidificase | solidificases | solidificase | solidificásemos | solidificaseis | solidificasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | solidificare | solidificares | solidificare | solidificáremos | solidificareis | solidificaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | solidifica$^{tú}$ solidificá$^{vos}$ | solidifique | solidifiquemos | solidificad | solidifiquen |
| imperative | negative | | no solidifiques | no solidifique | no solidifiquemos | no solidifiquéis | no solidifiquen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “solidificar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28