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Meaning of lithify | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

/ˈlɪθɪfaɪ/

Definitions

To turn sediment into solid rock

Examples

“Shale is fine-grained rock made of silt or wet mud that has been lithified by compaction and cementation.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

lithifying lithing litho lithobrake lithobraked lithobrakes