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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
The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
An escape route for Caterham and others that may not have everyone on board to go fully EV by 2030 is to liquify the electricity into e-fuels.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases would be captured and either injected into a nearby geological formation, transported via pipeline, or liquefied and shipped by vessel for utilization or permanent storage.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 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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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
An escape route for Caterham and others that may not have everyone on board to go fully EV by 2030 is to liquify the electricity into e-fuels.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases would be captured and either injected into a nearby geological formation, transported via pipeline, or liquefied and shipped by vessel for utilization or permanent storage.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquefy
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Turn off the ice maker, remove the bin, and melt any ice that is stuck with warm water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The South Australian Museum has launched an investigation into the mysterious impact, which left the car’s windscreen partially melted and the driver stunned.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Byler is their last names fused together.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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For the set, Rauw fused his signature perreo, electro-funk and R&B with bomba, salsa and bachata for a sound entirely his own.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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