LIQUIFY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

liquefy

verb

ˈli-kwə-ˌfī

variants also liquify

Definition of liquefy next

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 Qatar said its Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas port — the world’s largest — would take years to fully come back online. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Natural gas must be liquefied through the LNG trains to be safely exported over water. —

Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 That’s why manufacturers liquefy the gas in plants called trains, like the two destroyed in the recent attack, which occurred March 18 at the Ras Laffan Industrial City production site in Qatar. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026 Qatar, a key source of natural gas for world markets, said Iranian missiles caused extensive damage to the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility, where production had already been halted after earlier attacks. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liquefy

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Seeing where his tee shot ended up, the Harry Higgs of the recent past might’ve turned to hot lava and melted his way across the back nine.

— Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Investigators initially said the home did not have working smoke detectors, but after the landlord showed CBS News Philadelphia video of numerous detectors, the fire department responded and said investigators did find melted smoke detectors that were working when the fire broke out.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 June 2026