liquefy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/, enPR: lĭʹkwĭ-fī
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Verb
liquefy (third-person singular simple present liquefies, present participle liquefying, simple past and past participle liquefied)
- (transitive) To make into a liquid.
- We'll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.
- 1878 March 12, Gaston Tissandier, “Liquefaction of Gases”, in Popular Science Monthly:
- Faraday succeeded in liquefying a certain number of gases by compression and refrigeration, but there still remained a number that proved absolutely refractory to the most powerful agencies; hence these gases were called permanent. […] A retired manufacturer, who at the same time is a distinguished man of science, M. Cailletet, has subdued the permanent gases, having succeeded in liquefying and solidifying them.
- (intransitive) To become liquid.
- The substance liquefied upon heating.
- (image manipulation, especially Adobe Photoshop, transitive) To distort and warp an image.
Coordinate terms
- (to make liquid): vaporize
Translations
to make into a liquid
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