liquefy

verb

liq·​ue·​fy ˈli-kwə-ˌfī 

variants or less commonly liquify

liquefied; liquefying

transitive verb

: to reduce to a liquid state

intransitive verb

: to become liquid

liquefier

ˈli-kwə-ˌfī(-ə)r 

noun

Synonyms

• melt
• fuse

Examples of liquefy in a Sentence

The vegetables were liquefied in a blender.

The plastic liquefied in the intense heat.

Recent Examples on the Web

Natural gas must be liquefied for export overseas, which has triggered the massive race to build out LNG facilities, especially along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 July 2025

Methane should bubble out when the ice is liquefied, and of course CO is what makes carbonated beverages fizzy. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2025

Louisiana Workers at the liquid faction trains area of the Venture Global Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. —Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025

Director Ti West, the man behind the X trilogy, leans nicely into horror in the opening scene, including the particularly gruesome detail of the Iguana flattening and liquefying Todd’s body to dispose of it. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for liquefy

• abscissae
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi
• certify

Kids Definition

liquefy

verb

liq·​ue·​fy ˈlik-wə-ˌfī 

liquefied; liquefying

: to make or become liquid

liquefiable

-ˌfī-ə-bəl

adjective