HyperDic: liquefy

English > 3 senses of the word *liquefy*:
VERB	weather	liquefy	become liquid
	change	liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise	make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
	change	liquefy, flux, liquify	become liquid or fluid when heated

liquefy > pronunciation
Sounds	lih'kwahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *liquefy*: 3 senses > verb 1, weather
Meaning	Become liquid.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Adjectives	liquefiable	capable of being liquefied
Nouns	liquefaction	the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid / liquid

English > *liquefy*: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"liquefy the silver"
Synonyms	liquify, liquidize, liquidise
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	licuar, liquidar
Catalan	liquar, liquidar
Adjectives	liquefiable	capable of being liquefied
Nouns	liquefaction	the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid / liquid

English > *liquefy*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Become liquid or fluid when heated.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	flux, liquify
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrower	condense, distill, distil	Undergo condensation
	dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt	Become or cause to become soft or liquid
	fuse	Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Spanish	licuar, liquidar
Catalan	liquar, liquidar
Adjectives	liquefiable	capable of being liquefied
Nouns	liquefaction	the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid / liquid

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