v.
Variant: also liq · ui · fy
Pronunciation: ' li-kw ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Etymology: Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to reduce to a liquid state
intransitive verb : to become liquid
– liq · ue · fi · er \ - ˌ f ī (- ə )r \ noun