liquefy

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  1. transitive verb To cause to become liquid, especially:
  2. transitive verb To melt (a solid) by heating.
  3. transitive verb To condense (a gas) by cooling.
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  • Over time your tears re-liquefy, and the ice effigies glisten more wetly. —  Asimov'sSF,July2008
  • The actual sound of Dina's skin cracking as her now-infamous crocodile tears struggled to liquefy was audible. —  Gawker
  • Government created Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "liquefy" the mortgage market —  AMERICAN.COM -- A Magazine of Ideas, Online
  • But the locals are anxiously anticipating the annual miracle, waiting for the vial of dried blood taken from their patron saint upon his death to liquefy - only it doesn't. —  Boston.com Most Popular
  • Storing it in the refrigerator does prolong the oil's shelf life, but cold temperatures can solidify it, which is not particularly convenient, though the oil will re-liquefy once it warms up a bit. —  Today in Oregon: The Oregonian
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liquefy:   liquefied ·  liquefies
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English liquefien, from Old French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere : liquēre, to be liquid + facere, to make; see fact.

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  1. from Old French liquefier, French liquéfier, from Latin liquefieri, become liquid, pass off, liquefacere (later Italian liquefare), make liquid, melt, from liquere, be fluid or liquid, + facere (pass, fieri), make: see liquid and -fy. Cf. liquefacient.
 

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/ˈlɪkwəfai/
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