LIQUEFY

liquefy, flux, liquify

(verb) become liquid or fluid when heated; “the frozen fat liquefied”

liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise

(verb) make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; “liquefy the silver”

liquefy

(verb) become liquid; “The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

liquefy (third-person singular simple present liquefies, present participle liquefying, simple past and past participle liquefied)

(transitive) To make into a liquid.

(intransitive) To become liquid.

Synonyms

• (to make liquid): liquidize, melt, liquidate (obsolete)

Antonyms

• (to make liquid): condense, freeze, solidify

Coordinate terms

• (to make liquid): vaporize

Source: Wiktionary


Liq"ue*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liquefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquefying.] Etym: [F. liquéfier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, - ficare (in comp.), to make. See Liquid, and -fy.]

Definition: To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.

Liq"ue*fy, v. i.

Definition: To become liquid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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