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liquefy

DEFINITIONS OF: liquefy

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v make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating

liquefy the silver”
Synonyms:
liquidise, liquidize, liquify
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v become liquid

“The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew”
Type of:
change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

v become liquid or fluid when heated

“the frozen fat liquefied
Synonyms:
flux, liquify
Types:
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condense, distil, distill
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw
become or cause to become soft or liquid
fuse
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
deliquesce
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
de-ice, defrost, deice
make or become free of frost or ice
Type of:
change integrity
change in physical make-up
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