HyperDic: liquify

English > 2 senses of the word liquify:
VERBchangeliquify, liquefy, liquidize, liquidisemake (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
changeliquify, liquefy, fluxbecome liquid or fluid when heated
English > liquify: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningmake (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsliquefy, liquidize, liquidise
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishlicuar, liquidar
Catalanliquar, liquidar
Adjectivesliquifiablecapable of being liquefied
Nounsliquidthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquidfluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
English > liquify: 2 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningBecome liquid or fluid when heated.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsliquefy, flux
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrowercondense, distill, distilUndergo condensation
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, meltBecome or cause to become soft or liquid
fuseBecome plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
Broaderchange integritychange in physical make-up
Spanishlicuar, liquidar
Catalanliquar, liquidar
Adjectivesliquifiablecapable of being liquefied
Nounsliquidthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
liquidfluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

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