liquefy

liq·ue·fy

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·fied·, -·fy·ing

to make or become liquid

Origin of liquefy

French liquefier from Classical Latin liquefacere: see liquid and -fy

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liquefy

also liq·ui·fy

verb

liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies, also liq·ui·fied or liq·ui·fy·ing or liq·ui·fies

verb

transitive

To cause to become liquid, especially:

a. To melt (a solid) by heating.

b. To condense (a gas) by cooling.

verb

intransitive

To become liquid.

Origin of liquefy

Middle English liquefien from Old French liquefier from Latin liquefacere liquēre to be liquid facere to make ; see fact .

Related Forms:

liq′ue·fi′a·ble
adjective

liq′ue·fi′er
noun

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"liquefy." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/liquefy>.

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liquefy. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/liquefy

Verb

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

(physics, chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
(cooking) To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender.

Related terms

Origin

Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.

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