26984 words

liquefy

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
to (cause a gas or a solid to) change into a liquid form:

Examples:

Gases liquefy under pressure.
To liquefy it, the gas is cooled to minus 260 degrees.
2
to change an asset (= something you own such as property) into money, or into an asset that can be changed into money easily:

Examples:

If we were to liquefy all our assets we could afford anything.
3
to become or make something liquid:

Examples:

[ I ] Gases liquefy under pressure.

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