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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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liquefy
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Translations
يُسَيِّل، يُذَوِّب، يُمَيِّع
roztavit seroztéci
blive flydende
breyta í vökva
roztopiť sa
sıvılaş mak
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liquid
(ˈlikwid) adjective able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid.
noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid.
liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat.
ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).
2. to get rid of.
ˌliquiˈdation nounˈliquidator noun
ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb
to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer.
ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.
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liquefy
v. licuar, disolver; descoagular.
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