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lithified

UK
/ˈlɪθɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈlɪθɪfaɪd/

Translations

lithifyverb

lithified

Past Simple

lithified
Past Simple
lithified
Past Participle
lithifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈlɪθɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈlɪθɪfaɪ/
lithifierGéologie.
Over millions of years, the sediment at the bottom of the ocean began to lithify into limestone.
Au fil de millions d'années, les sédiments au fond de l'océan ont commencé à lithifier en calcaire.
Synonyms
harden
solidify
cement

Definitions

lithifyverb
To transform sediment or other material into solid rock, typically through compaction and cementation.
Over millions of years, the sediment at the bottom of the ocean began to lithify into limestone.
(intransitive) To undergo lithification; to become converted into solid rock.
The pumice fragments gradually lithified beneath successive layers of sediment.
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