most nonliquefying

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing.

to make or become liquid.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English lyquefyen < Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere to melt (see liquefacient); see -fy

Related forms

liq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjective

liq·ue·fi·er, noun

non·liq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjective

non·liq·ue·fy·ing, adjective

re·liq·ue·fy, verb, re·liq·ue·fied, re·liq·ue·fy·ing.

un·liq·ue·fi·a·ble, adjective

un·liq·ue·fied, adjective

Can be confused: evanesce, evaporate, liquefy, melt, thaw, transpire, vaporize.

Synonyms
melt, fuse, dissolve, thaw; condense.

Antonyms
solidify; evaporate.

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liquefy (ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	(esp of a gas) to become or cause to become liquid

[C15: via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid]

liquefaction

—n

lique'factive

—*adj*

'liquefiable

—*adj*

'liquefier

—n

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Word Origin & History

liquefy

early 15c., from O.Fr. liquefier, from L. liquefacere "make liquid, melt," from liquere "be fluid" + facere "to make" (see factitious).

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