liquefies

variants also liquifies
present tense third-person singular of liquefy
as in melts
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 liquefies The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025 These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds). Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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melts
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  • In a heartwarming twist of fate, an orange cat moves in next door to his litter brother—their close bond melts hearts among internet users.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But actually being here, that stuff melts away.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Liquefies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefies. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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