LIQUATE

Etymology

Verb

liquate (third-person singular simple present liquates, present participle liquating, simple past and past participle liquated)

(metalworking) To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.

To melt; to become liquid (liquefy)

Anagrams

• Tequila, tequila

Source: Wiktionary


Li"quate, v. i. Etym: [L. liquatus, p. p. of liquare to melt.]

Definition: To melt; to become liquid. [Obs.] Woodward.

Li"quate, v. t. (Metal.)

Definition: To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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