liquefy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become liquid
    • The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
  2. verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
    liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
    • liquefy the silver
  3. verb become liquid or fluid when heated
    liquify; flux.
    • the frozen fat liquefied

WordNet

Liq"ue*fy transitive verb
Etymology
F. liquéfier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See Liquid, and -fy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Liquefied ; present participle & verbal noun Liquefying
Definitions
  1. To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.
Liq"ue*fy intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To become liquid.

Webster 1913