Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. Use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition.

solidify

verb

make or become hard or solid.

"the magma slowly solidifies and forms crystals"

Similar:

harden

go hard

set

freeze

ice over/up

gel

thicken

stiffen

congeal

clot

coagulate

curdle

cake

dry

bake

consolidate

ossify

fossilize

petrify

gelatinize

Opposite:

liquefy

melt

thaw

gasify

make stronger; reinforce.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

explanation:

tom robinson he was a black man that was accused of raping caucasian woman, and an idealistic lawyer offers to defend him. which makes nobody believe in the innocence of a negro.