Liquefy
/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 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 become liquid or fluid when heated wordnet
- 3 To distort and warp (an image). broadly, transitive
- 4 make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating wordnet
- 5 To become liquid. intransitive
"The substance liquefied upon heating."
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- 6 become liquid wordnet
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.