verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of liquefy. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   become liquid or fluid when heated wordnet
3. 3
   make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fluxliquefyliquefyliquidiseliquidize

Antonyms

All antonyms

freeze

Etymology

Perhaps from liquid + -fy, or more probably a variant spelling of liquefy to match other words in -ify.

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