liquefy

  • 81run — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scurry, hasten, travel, abscond; ply, flow; liquefy; act, function, extend, complete, pass into, continue, elapse; operate, work; ravel; thrust, compete; smuggle; informal, streak. See motion,… …

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  • 82stiffen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grow stiff] Syn. jellify, gel, jelly, thicken, clot, coagulate, solidify, congeal, condense, set, curdle, freeze, inspissate, cake, chill, candy, crystallize; see also harden 2 . Ant. soften*, melt, liquefy. 2. [To cause… …

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  • 83Fluidity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fluidity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fluidity fluidity liquidity Sgm: N 1 liquidness liquidness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 gaseity gaseity &c. 334 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 fluid fluid …

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  • 84Liquefaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liquefaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liquefaction liquefaction Sgm: N 1 liquescence liquescence liquescency Sgm: N 1 melting melting &c.(heat) 384 Sgm: N 1 colliquation| colliquation| colliquefaction| Sgm …

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  • 85Calefaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Calefaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 increase of temperature increase of temperature Sgm: N 1 heating heating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 calefaction calefaction tepefaction torrefaction Sgm: N 1 melting melting fusion …

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  • 86liquefaction — late 15c., from Fr. liquéfaction, from L.L. liquefactionem (nom. liquefactio), noun of action from pp. stem of liquefacere to make liquid, melt (see LIQUEFY (Cf. liquefy)) …

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  • 87liquify — alternative spelling of LIQUEFY (Cf. liquefy) …

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  • 88condense — I. v. a. 1. Compress, consolidate, concentrate; make dense, compact, or close; press together. 2. Abridge, abbreviate, shorten, epitomize, reduce, diminish, contract, curtail. 3. Reduce to a liquid state, liquefy. II. v. n. 1. Grow dense. 2.… …

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  • 89dissolve — I. v. a. 1. Liquefy, melt. 2. Disunite, sever, separate, divide, loose, disorganize, break apart. 3. Destroy, ruin. 4. Terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, break up. II. v. n. 1. Melt, liquefy, be melted. 2 …

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  • 90resolve — I. v. a. 1. Analyze, separate, reduce. 2. Dissolve, melt, liquefy. 3. Disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold, solve. 4. Determine, decide, fix in purpose. 5. Confirm, fix in resolution. 6. Prepare, make ready in mind. 7 …

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