solidary

[Fr. solid a ire.] The same as SOLID A IRE (q. v.). *sol-i-dāte, v . t . [Lat. solid at us , pa. par. of soli do to make firm or solid (q. v.).] To make firm or solid; to consolidate. "This shining piece of ice, Thy verse does solidate and crystallize." Cowley The Muse. so-lid-i-fi-a-ble, adj . [Eng. solidify: -able.] Capable of being solidified or rendered solid. so-lid-i-fi-ca-tion, s . [Fr.] 1. Ord. Lang.: The act or proce of solidifying; the state of becoming solidified. 2. Physics: The state of pa ing from a liquid to a solid state. A body which undergoes this change emits heat, and, as a rule, becomes heavier. *so-lid-i-form, a . [Eng. solid ; i connect., and form.] Having the form or nature of a solid. ( Poe : Works (1864), ii. 396.)