liquidize

[ lik-wi-dahyz ]

/ ˈlɪk wɪˌdaɪz /

verb (used with object), liq·uid·ized, liq·uid·iz·ing.

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.

Nearby words

Also especially British, liq·uid·ise.

Origin of liquidize

First recorded in 1830–40; liquid + -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for liquidize

liquidize

liquidise

/ (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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Word Origin and History for liquidize

liquidize

1837, "make liquid," from liquid + -ize. Meaning "to run through a kitchen liquidizer" is from 1954. Related: Liquidized; liquidizing.