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- Dictionaryliquefy/ˈlɪkwɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 1. make or become liquid: "the minimum pressure required to liquefy a gas"
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The meaning of LIQUEFY is to reduce to a liquid state. How to use liquefy in a sentence.
LIQUEFY definition: 1. to (cause a gas or a solid to) change into a liquid form: 2. to change an asset (= something…. Learn more.
to change an asset (= something you own such as property) into money, or into an asset that can be changed into money easily: If we were to liquefy all our assets we could afford anything. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to make or become liquid. Synonyms: condense, thaw, dissolve, fuse, melt. Antonyms: evaporate, solidify. liquefy. / ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən; ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ / verb. (esp of a gas) to become or cause to become liquid.
When you turn a solid into a liquid, like when you set an ice cube in the sunshine and watch it melt into a puddle of water, you liquefy it. You can liquefy a solid by heating it until it melts, and you can also say the substance itself liquefies.
verb. When a gas or solid substance liquefies or is liquefied, it changes its form and becomes liquid. Heat the jam until it liquefies. [VERB] You can liquefy the carbon dioxide to separate it from the other constituents. [VERB noun] ...a truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas. [VERB-ed]
liquefy (something) to become liquid; to make something liquid. Above a certain temperature it is impossible to liquefy a gas. The cheese had liquefied so we poured it over the bread.
