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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The bank’s most dramatic scenario is a three-month, full disruption to oil and liquefied natural gas flows.
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Yongchang Chin, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Qatar, which halted its Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas plant this week following an Iranian drone attack, will be unable to restart its massive natural gas production until hostilities have completely ended, Kaabi told the Financial Times.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
On Monday, in the first manned aerial combat of the conflict, Qatari fighter jets shot down two Iranian Su-24 bombers headed toward Al-Udeid Air Base — the US’ largest in the Middle East — and the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas complex.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
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Yongchang Chin, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Qatar, which halted its Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas plant this week following an Iranian drone attack, will be unable to restart its massive natural gas production until hostilities have completely ended, Kaabi told the Financial Times.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
On Monday, in the first manned aerial combat of the conflict, Qatari fighter jets shot down two Iranian Su-24 bombers headed toward Al-Udeid Air Base — the US’ largest in the Middle East — and the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas complex.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for liquefy
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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquefy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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