Meaning of LIQUEFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'likwu`fI
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- [v] become liquid or fluid; of a solid substance, when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
- [v] make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"
- [v] become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
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| | Synonyms: | | flux, liquidise, liquidize, liquify |
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| | See Also: | | alter, change, change integrity, change state, condense, distil, distill, fuse, melt, thaw, turn, unfreeze, unthaw | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Liq"ue*fy\ (-f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquefied}
(-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying} (-f[imac]`[i^]ng).]
[F. liqu['e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, -ficare
(in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and {-fy}.]
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.
To become liquid.
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| | Related Terms: | | colliquate, cut, decoagulate, decoct, deliquesce, dissolve, fluidify, fluidize, flux, fuse, hold in solution, infuse, leach, liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate, melt, melt down, percolate, run, soften, solubilize, solve, thaw, thin, unclot |
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