liquefy en · VERB
Pronunciation
- lĭʹkwĭ-fī
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/
Etymology
From Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make (something) into a liquid.
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.
1878 March 12, Gaston Tissandier, “Liquefaction of Gases”, in Popular Science Monthly:Place crayfish and fresh pepper in a blender, add small water, liquefy and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.
2007, May Jideofo, Healthier Alternatives: Low Saturated Fat African Cooking and Recipes, Ukwa (Breadfruit Beans), page 38:We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.
- (broadly, qualifier:image manipulation; especially Adobe Photoshop; image manipulation; especially Adobe Photoshop, transitive) To distort and warp (an image).
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(intransitive) To become liquid.
The substance liquefied upon heating.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| liquefies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| liquefied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| liquefied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| liquefying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| liquify | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Deriveds
deliquefy · liquefiable · nonliquefying · reliquefy
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Translations (44)
bg втечня (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu cseppfolyóssá válik (intransitive: to become liquid) · hu felolvaszt (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · io liquidigar (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · fa ذوب کردن: تبدیل به مایع کردن (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · bg втечнявам (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · pt liquefazer (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu felolvad (intransitive: to become liquid) · hu felenged (intransitive: to become liquid) · es licuefacer (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · cs zkapalnit (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · pl upłynnić (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · tl sadanumin (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · fi nesteyttää (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · fr liquéfier (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu cseppfolyósít (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · bg втечнявам се (intransitive: to become liquid) · ru сжи́живать (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · de verflüssigen (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · es licuecer (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · es licuarse (intransitive: to become liquid) · el υγροποιώ (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu megolvad (intransitive: to become liquid) · es licuefacerse (intransitive: to become liquid) · qu chulluchiy (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · pl upłynniać (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · ko 액화시키다 (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu olvad (intransitive: to become liquid) · ru превраща́ть в жи́дкость (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · el ρευστοποιώ (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · cmn 液化 (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · ja 液化する (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · es licuecerse (intransitive: to become liquid) · hu elfolyósít (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · gl licuar (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · cy hylifo (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · bg втечня се (intransitive: to become liquid) · es licuar (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · ca liqüefer (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · gl derreter (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu megolvaszt (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · ro lichefia (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · hu olvaszt (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid) · ga leachtaigh (transitive: to make (something) into a liquid)