Liquefy

Quick meaning: Liquefy is a verb meaning To make (something) into a liquid.

Meaning

To make (something) into a liquid.

More Meanings

1. To distort and warp (an image).
2. (intransitive) To become liquid.

Example Sentences

The substance liquefied upon heating.

We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.

Place crayfish and fresh pepper in a blender, add small water, liquefy and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.

Faraday succeeded in liquefying a certain number of gases by compression and refrigeration, but there still remained a number that proved absolutely refractory to the most powerful agencies; hence these gases were called permanent. […] A retired manufacturer, who at the same time is a distinguished man of science, M. Cailletet, has subdued the permanent gases, having succeeded in liquefying and solidifying them.

Word Forms

• liquefies
• liquefying
• liquefied
• liquify

Synonyms for liquefy

Depending on context, synonyms include liquidate, liquidize, melt, liquify, liquidise.

Antonyms for liquefy

Common opposites include condense, freeze, solidify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include liquify, liquidize, liquidise, dissolve, liquate, liquefact.

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