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Webster 1913 Edition


Liquefy

Liq′ue-fy

(lĭk′wē̍-fī)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Liquefied
(-fīd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Liquefying
(-fīˊĭng)
.]
[F.
liquéfier
, L.
liquere
to be liquid +
facere
,
-ficare
(in comp.), to make. See
Liquid
, and
-fy
.]
1.
To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.
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Liq′ue-fy

,
Verb.
I.
To become liquid.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Liquefy

LIQ'UEFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L. liquefacio. See Liquid.]
To melt; to dissolve; to convert from a fixed or solid form to that of a liquid, and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat or caloric.

LIQ'UEFY

,
Verb.
I.
To be melted; to become liquid.