LIQUIFYING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

liquefying

verb

variants also liquifying

present participle of liquefy

as in melting

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 liquefying Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground. —

Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026 Their chemical concoction containing the bacterium is then pumped in, liquefying the rock underground. —

Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026 Aloe Vera Shots for Digestion Aloe vera shots are made by liquefying the clear gel inside the leaves of the aloe vera plant to create a drinkable form. —

Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquefying

Verb

Direct reduction furnaces purify iron ore without fully melting it.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of melting

Verb

Technically, pimiento cheese can be frozen, but the texture will suffer after thawing.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Pork sat thawing inside a supermarket bag on a prep table, two violations in one — direct contact with a non-food grade bag and thawing outside a refrigerator.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026