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Definition of Liquefy
1. Verb. Become liquid. "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
2. Verb. Make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating. "Liquefy the silver"
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Liquefaction, Liquefiable, Liquidizer, Liquidizer, Liquid, Liquid, Liquifiable
3. Verb. Become liquid or fluid when heated. "The frozen fat liquefied"
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Condense, Distil, Distill, Dethaw, Dissolve, Melt, Thaw, Unfreeze, Unthaw, Fuse
Derivative terms: Flux, Liquefaction, Liquefiable, Liquid, Liquid, Liquifiable
Definition of Liquefy
1. v. t. To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.
2. v. i. To become liquid.
Definition of Liquefy
1. Verb. (physics chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid. ¹
2. Verb. (cooking) To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liquefy
1. to make or become liquid [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liquefy
Literary usage of Liquefy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1856)
"It is the people who compel the priests to liquefy the blood of S. Januarius.
In what can this end but heartless unbelief? Men cannot go on always preaching ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"... Du. smelten, to melt, dissolve, liquefy. See Melt. To Smicker. To look amorously
upon. Sw. smeka, to stroke, caress, flatter; ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry by Edward Turner (1837)
"The pressure required to liquefy gases is very variable, as will appear from the
following table of the results obtained by Faraday. ..."
4. Handbooks of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy by Dionysius Lardner (1853)
"Alloys liquefy more easily than their constituents.—It is found that alloys
composed of the mixture of two or more metals, in certain proportions, ..."
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