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liquidize

American

[lik-wi-dahyz] / ˈlɪk wɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, liquidise

verb (used with object)

to make liquid; liquefy.
to stimulate; give facility to.

a thought that liquidizes the imagination.
to cause (a sound) to be full, round, mellifluous, etc.

liquidize British

/ ˈlɪkwɪˌdaɪz /

verb

to make or become liquid; liquefy
(tr) to pulverize (food) in a liquidizer so as to produce a fluid

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Origin of liquidize

First recorded in 1830–40; liquid + -ize

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According to Arno Ruckelshausen, an agricultural technologist at Osnabrück, Bonirob can take a sample of soil, liquidize it and analyse it to precisely map in real time characteristics such as pH and phosphorous levels.

From Nature ● Apr. 25, 2017

So, for a broth that tastes a bit more complex than liquidized, synthetic cheese, you have to add aromatics, i.e. vegetables.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2020

Their protective layer liquidized, draining down into the stones where it would be flushed away by the next high tide.

From The Verge ● Feb. 7, 2018

To be polite, he took a sip from his cup too, and almost gagged: The stuff was quite disgusting, as though someone had liquidized bogey-flavored Every Flavor Beans.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The move was aimed at preventing the courts from liquidizing the Japanese companies’ local assets, which would cause a further diplomatic rupture.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023

"Why?" asked Theodose, feeling his spinal column liquidizing as if the discharge of some inward electric fluid had melted it.

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de

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