liquefy

[lik-wuh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object), liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing.

to make or become liquid.

Origin of liquefy

1375–1425; late Middle English lyquefyen < Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere to melt (see liquefacient); see -fy

Related formsliq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjectiveliq·ue·fi·er, nounnon·liq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjectivenon·liq·ue·fy·ing, adjectivere·liq·ue·fy, verb, re·liq·ue·fied, re·liq·ue·fy·ing.un·liq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·liq·ue·fied, adjective

Can be confusedevanesce evaporate liquefy melt thaw transpire vaporize

Synonyms for liquefy

melt, fuse, dissolve, thaw; condense.

Antonyms for liquefy

solidify; evaporate.

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Related Words for liquefied

deliquesce, thaw, dissolve

Examples from the Web for liquefied

Contemporary Examples of liquefied

It would transport bitumen and liquefied natural gas drawn from the tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast, mainly in Texas.
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Jack Holmes
November 15, 2014
But the cherry is liquefied, frozen, with a cherry stem put into it, then dipped it into this incredibly dark chocolate.
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Katie Workman
August 25, 2009

Historical Examples of liquefied

Where solid media are employed they must first be liquefied by heat.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre
If one of them had dared I wonder whether the blood would have liquefied.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
Louis Tracy
No degree of cold, hitherto tried, has liquefied the gas when dry.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
They are made waterproof by painting with paraffin, which has been liquefied in gasoline.
Touring Afoot
Claude Powell Fordyce
Most of the atmospheric gases have not only been liquefied, but also frozen solid.
Meteorology
Charles Fitzhugh Talman

British Dictionary definitions for liquefied

liquefy

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(esp of a gas) to become or cause to become liquid

Derived Formsliquefaction (ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən), nounliquefactive, adjectiveliquefiable, adjectiveliquefier, noun

Word Origin for liquefy

C15: via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid

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Word Origin and History for liquefied

liquefy

early 15c., from Old French liquefier "liquefy, dissolve," from Latin liquefacere "make liquid, melt," from liquere "be fluid" (see liquid (adj.)) + facere "to make" (see factitious).