variants also liquify
as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state the steel liquefied in the intense heat of the forge

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Recent Examples of liquefy That's because it's basically liquefied. Ari Daniel, NPR, 15 Feb. 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 Looked at globally, the Fed doesn’t place dollars in Caracas, Damascus, Teheran, but dollars liquefy exchange in all three. John Tamny, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 If using a blender, chop the celery stalks into thirds, add them to the blender with one-half cup of water, and blend until liquified. Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liquefy
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  • Arctic sea ice set a record low in March, and has been melting earlier in the year and advancing later, affecting the accessibility to food for polar bears in the region.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • There are sometimes only images: foggy white drizzle, melted rainbows in a gasoline puddle, pink foam insulation bursting between slats of splintered wood.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
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  • The look was designed by Tolu Coker, a British-Nigerian designer celebrated for masterful tailoring that fuses masculine aesthetics with feminine silhouettes, brought to life through loud, vivid patterns.
    Essence, Essence, 9 May 2025
  • Each day begins at La Perle, a brasserie that fuses Mediterranean and Asian cuisines.
    Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefy. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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