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English → English (gcide) Definition: Silicify Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified; p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. [1913 Webster] The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say. [1913 Webster] Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz. [1913 Webster] Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. i. To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica. [1913 Webster]