liquefy

also liq·ui·fy (lĭk'wə-fī')

v., -fied, also -fied, -fy·ing, -fy·ing, -fies, -fies.

v.tr.
To cause to become liquid, especially:

1. To melt (a solid) by heating.
2. To condense (a gas) by cooling.

v.intr.
To become liquid.

[Middle English liquefien, from Old French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere : liquēre, to be liquid + facere, to make; see fact.]

liquefier liq'ue·fi'er n.

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meaning 'to make liquid', is spelt -efy, not -ify. Its inflected forms are liquefies, liquefied, liquefying.

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verb

To change from a solid to a liquid: deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, melt, run, thaw. See solid/liquid/consistency.

v

Definition: make or become liquid
Antonyms: coagulate, gasify, solidify

IN BRIEF: To change into a fluid.

Use a blender to liquefy the fruit for the smoothie recipe.

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adjective
adjective

Under the influence of drink, intoxicated. (1939 —) .

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or liquify

to become, or cause to become, liquid.
—liquefaction or liquifaction n.

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See words rhyming with "liquefier."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Liquefy.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortætte, smelte
v. intr. - fortættes

Nederlands (Dutch)
vloeibaar maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - liquéfier
v. intr. - se liquéfier

Deutsch (German)
v. - verflüssigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υγροποιώ/-ούμαι, ρευστοποιώ/-ούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
liquefare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - liquefazer

Русский (Russian)
превращать(ся) в жидкость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - licuar, licuefacer
v. intr. - licuarse, liquidarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smälta, kondensera, anta vätskeform

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
液化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 液化
v. intr. - 液化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 액화하다, 녹이다
v. intr. - 녹다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 液化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يميع, يسيل, يتميع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המיס‬
v. intr. - ‮נמס‬

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