liquefy

[lik-wuh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object)

liquefied, liquefying 

1. to make or become liquid.

   Synonyms: condense, thaw, dissolve, fuse, melt
   Antonyms: evaporate, solidify

liquefy

/ ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən, ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• liquefiable adjective
• liquefier noun
• nonliquefiable adjective
• nonliquefying adjective
• reliquefy verb
• unliquefiable adjective
• unliquefied adjective
• liquefactive adjective
• liquefaction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquefy¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English lyquefyen, from Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere “to melt” ( liquefacient ); -fy

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquefy¹

C15: via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid

Example Sentences

But it is also one of the world's biggest coal exporters, and a major exporter of liquefied natural gas.

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Demand has risen in part because the U.S. is shipping about 20% more liquefied natural gas overseas than it did last year.

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The island can store only a few weeks worth of liquefied natural gas.

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I feel the ground underneath the building rupture—I can almost taste the iron in the liquefied earth.

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Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are now expected to start flowing into Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans.

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