liquefy

C2 Topic:Materials & Substances
US /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/
verb Freq #51634

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating

    Liquefy the silver.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · make (a solid substance)... liquidiseliquidizeliquify
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Opposites
thicken
Word family
Forms liquefactionliquefiedliquefiesliquefying
Derived forms deliquefyliquefiablenonliquefyingreliquefy
Related forms solidifyliquidliquor

Etymology

From Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European liquefien Middle English liquefier xno liquefacere Latin
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Topics

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