liquefy C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #51634 Meanings 1 verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating Liquefy the silver. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · make (a solid substance)... liquidiseliquidizeliquify More thaw ↔ 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # liquefy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 51634 ## Meanings 1. make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating ## Examples - Liquefy the silver. ## Synonyms - liquidise - liquidize - liquify - thaw ## Antonyms - thicken ## Derived Forms - deliquefy - liquefiable - nonliquefying - reliquefy ## Related Forms - solidify - liquid - liquor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *dʰeh₁- - Root: liquefien - Root: liquefier - Root: liquefacere ## Etymology From Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown