"lithify" meaning in All languages combined

See lithify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: lithifies [present, singular, third-person], lithifying [participle, present], lithified [participle, past], lithified [past]
Etymology: From lith- + -ify. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lith|ify}} lith- + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} lithify (third-person singular simple present lithifies, present participle lithifying, simple past and past participle lithified)
  1. To turn sediment into solid rock Synonyms: petrify Derived forms: autolithify, lithification Related terms: diagenesis

Inflected forms

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