liquefy

  • 11liquefy — verb (I, T) formal to become liquid, or make something become liquid: Some gases liquefy at cold temperatures …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12liquefy — also liquify verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English liquefien, from Anglo French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere Date: 15th century transitive verb to reduce to a liquid state intransitive verb to become liquid • liquefier noun …

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  • 13liquefy — liquefiable, adj. liquefier, n. /lik weuh fuy /, v.t., v.i., liquefied, liquefying. to make or become liquid. [1375 1425; late ME lyquefyen < OF liquefier, trans. of L liquefacere to melt (see LIQUEFACIENT); see FY] Syn. melt, fuse, dissolve,&#8230; …

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  • 14liquefy — verb To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid. Syn: condense, melt See Also: liquidate, liquidise …

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  • 15liquefy — liq·ue·fy (likґw&#601; fi) to become or cause to become liquid; the term includes conversion from both solid and gaseous states …

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  • 16liquefy — Synonyms and related words: 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,&#8230; …

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  • 17liquefy — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. melt, deliquesce, condense, flux; see dissolve 1 , melt 1 . See Synonym Study at melt . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dissolve, thaw, melt. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To change from a solid to a liquid: deliquesce,&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 18liquefy — liq|ue|fy [ˈlıkwıfaı] v past tense and past participle liquified present participle liquifying third person singular liquifies [I and T] formal to become liquid, or make something become liquid …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19liquefy — liq|ue|fy [ lıkwə,faı ] verb intransitive or transitive to become a liquid, or to make something become a liquid …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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