liquefy
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liq·ue·fy
also liq·ui·fy (lĭk′wə-fī′)v. liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies also liq·ui·fied or liq·ui·fy·ing or liq·ui·fies
v.tr.
To cause to become liquid, especially:
a. To melt (a solid) by heating.
b. 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.]
liq′ue·fi′a·ble adj.
liq′ue·fi′er n.
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liquefy
(ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(esp of a gas) to become or cause to become liquid
[C15: via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid]
liquefaction n
ˌliqueˈfactive adj
ˈliqueˌfiable adj
ˈliqueˌfier n
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liq•ue•fy
(ˈlɪk wəˌfaɪ)v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
to make or become liquid.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere to melt]
liq′ue•fi`a•ble, adj.
liq′ue•fi`er, n.
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liquefy
Past participle: liquefied
Gerund: liquefying
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Verb | 1. | liquefy - become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
2. | liquefy - make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | |
3. | liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" change integrity - change in physical make-up condense, distil, distill - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, dissolve - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" fuse - become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" |
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liquefy
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liquid
(ˈlikwid) adjective noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid.líquido
liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat.licuar
ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). liquidar
2. to get rid of. liquidar
ˌliquiˈdation nounˈliquidator nounˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. licuar
ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. licuadora
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liquefy
v. licuar, disolver; descoagular.
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