verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make (something) into a liquid. transitive

   "We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out."

2. 2
   become liquid or fluid when heated wordnet
3. 3
   To distort and warp (an image). broadly, transitive
4. 4
   make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating wordnet
5. 5
   To become liquid. intransitive

   "The substance liquefied upon heating."

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6. 6
   become liquid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

liquidizeliquidizecolliquatecutdecoagulatedecoct

Antonyms

All antonyms

condensefreezesolidify

Example

More examples

"Bat stars stick their stomachs and digestive juices over their food to liquefy it."

Etymology

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

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