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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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For brown butter, in a medium skillet heat butter over medium-low until melted.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Skip the thawing step for the phyllo shells and simply fill the frozen pastry with pepper jelly, brie, and pecans.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefy. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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