Liquefy meaning

lĭk'wə-fī'
To cause to become liquid, especially:
  • To melt (a solid) by heating.
  • To condense (a gas) by cooling.
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To become liquid.
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To make or become liquid.
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(physics, chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
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(cooking) To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender.
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Origin of liquefy

  • Middle English liquefien from Old French liquefier from Latin liquefacere liquēre to be liquid facere to make fact
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.
    From Wiktionary

Liquefy Sentence Examples

  • Faraday was first able to liquefy ammonia.

  • When heated they liquefy; and if the heating be continued, the water of crystallization is driven off, the salt froths and^swells, and at last an amorphous powder remains.

  • Again the solid will liquefy and once more become solid as Fe2C16.5H20.

  • They were pale green with silver rings that seemed to liquefy and swirl as Xander watched.

  • W.) to liquefy gelatine, to secrete coloured pigments, to ferment certain media with evolution of carbon dioxide or other gases, or to induce pathological conditions in animals.

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