liquefy (redirected from liquefying)

liq·ue·fy also liq·ui·fy  (lkw-f)

v. liq·ue·fied also liq·ui·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing also liq·ui·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies also 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.

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[Middle English liquefien, from Old French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere : liqure, to be liquid + facere, to make; see fact.]

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lique·fier n.

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liquefy

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] (esp. of a gas) to make or become liquid [Latin liquefacere to make liquid]

liquefaction n

Thesaurus

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" liquidise, liquify, liquidize natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" flux, liquify 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

verb melt, dissolve, thaw, liquidize, run, fuse, flux, deliquesce

Translations

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ] vt → licuar

vi → licuarse

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liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ] vt → liquéfier

vi → se liquéfier

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liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ] vt → verflüssigen

vi → sich verflüssigen

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liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ] vt → liquefare

vi → liquefarsi

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liquefy liquid