liquidize

American

[lik-wi-dahyz] / ˈlɪk wɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, liquidise

verb (used with object)

liquidized, liquidizing

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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Etymology

Origin of liquidize

First recorded in 1830–40; liquid + -ize

Example Sentences

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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

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