Liquesce

//lɪˈkwɛs// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To become a liquid; to liquefy. intransitive

    "2011, James McCreet, The Thieves' Labyrinth It is, of course, the nature of the London fog to descend and liquesce at its own whim. Merely two hours later, Waterloo-bridge presented an entirely different scene."

  2. 2
    to become more like a liquid figuratively

    "At many points notes liquesce like the liquid letters, so that the interval from one note to another is begun with a smooth glide and does not appear to have a stopping place en route."

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"2011, James McCreet, The Thieves' Labyrinth It is, of course, the nature of the London fog to descend and liquesce at its own whim. Merely two hours later, Waterloo-bridge presented an entirely different scene."

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