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.

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Also especially British, liq·uid·ise.

Origin of liquidize

First recorded in 1830–40; liquid + -ize

Words nearby liquidize

liquidator, liquidity, liquidity event, liquidity preference, liquidity ratio, liquidize, liquidizer, liquidus, liquify, liquor, liquor store
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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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