liquefy
verb
liq·ue·fy
ˈli-kwə-ˌfī 
variants
or less commonly liquify
liquefied; liquefying
: to reduce to a liquid state
: to become liquid
Examples of liquefy in a Sentence
The vegetables were liquefied in a blender.
The plastic liquefied in the intense heat.
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For example, if there's enough energy to liquefy the moon, there's enough energy to liquefy Earth's surface.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
And that whole bit about the Motaba virus liquefying organs just isn't a thing, according to Smith.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
The fallout continued in November when the Texas Funeral Service Commission sent a letter to Trent-Adams ordering the center to immediately halt the practice of liquefying bodies, which the commission said was prohibited under state law.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The three-part system involves a fleet of autonomous mining rovers that harvest the icy dirt, a processing plant that heats the ice to extract water, splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen and then liquefying the oxygen, and a massive solar array that powers the entire operation.
—Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
And that whole bit about the Motaba virus liquefying organs just isn't a thing, according to Smith.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
The fallout continued in November when the Texas Funeral Service Commission sent a letter to Trent-Adams ordering the center to immediately halt the practice of liquefying bodies, which the commission said was prohibited under state law.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The three-part system involves a fleet of autonomous mining rovers that harvest the icy dirt, a processing plant that heats the ice to extract water, splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen and then liquefying the oxygen, and a massive solar array that powers the entire operation.
—Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquefy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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liquefy
verb
liq·ue·fy
ˈlik-wə-ˌfī
liquefied; liquefying
: to make or become liquid
liquefiable
adjective
-ˌfī-ə-bəl
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