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lithify
lith·i·fy [ líthə f ] (past and past participle lith·i·fied, present participle lith·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular lith·i·fies)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make or become rock: to change from loose sediments into solid rock, or change something in this way
[Late 19th century. < Greek lithos "stone"]

lith·i·fi·ca·tion [ lìthəfi káysh'n ] noun
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