[syn: liquefy, flux, liquify]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Liquefied (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Liquefying
(-f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. liqu['e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid
+ facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See Liquid, and
-fy.]
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. [WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster]
2. To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to
liquefy natural gas.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\, v. i.
To become liquid. [WordNet sense 2]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
liquefy
v 1: become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a
morning dew"
2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the
silver" [syn: liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise]
3: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat
liquefied" [syn: liquefy, flux, liquify]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "liquefy":
colliquate, cut, decoagulate, decoct, deliquesce, dissolve,
fluidify, fluidize, flux, fuse, hold in solution, infuse, leach,
liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate, melt, melt down, percolate, run,
soften, solubilize, solve, thaw, thin, unclot