Solidated

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Having been made solid, hardened or compacted into a firm and unified mass
2. Turned into a solid, firm and cohesive body from a looser or fluid state
3. Rendered firm and dense, as something becomes once it has set into a solid form

Etymology: "Solidated" is the past tense and past participle of "solidate," a verb meaning to make solid or to consolidate. The verb comes from Latin "solidatus," the past participle of "solidare," meaning to make firm or solid, which is built on "solidus," the adjective for solid or firm. Its close relatives in English are "solder," the metal used to join other metals, and "consolidate," which took the same Latin root through a different path and now dominates the family. "Solder" and "solidate" share their ancestry, so the joining metal and the act of making something firm are, at root, the same idea. "Solidate" itself is a much rarer English verb, and "consolidate" has largely pushed it out of everyday use.