liquefy
verb/ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ/
/ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they liquefy | /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ/ /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it liquefies | /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪz/ /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple liquefied | /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪd/ /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle liquefied | /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪd/ /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form liquefying | /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈlɪkwɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- liquefy (something) to become liquid; to make something liquid
- Above a certain temperature it is impossible to liquefy a gas.
- The cheese had liquefied so we poured it over the bread.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French liquéfier from Latin liquefacere ‘make liquid’, from liquere ‘be liquid’.Definitions on the go
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