Home › Words › L › liquefyliquefy/ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/liquefy means to make (something) into a liquid.liquefy is pronounced /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/.EtymologyFrom Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.verbTo make (something) into a liquid.e.g.“We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.”To distort and warp (an image).To become liquid.e.g.“The substance liquefied upon heating.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.liquidate 75% match — Synonym of liquefy (“to make (something) into a liquid”); to liquidize. vs liquefy →liquefiable 74% match — Able to be liquefied. vs liquefy →liquefacted 71% match — liquefied (by liquefaction) vs liquefy →fluidify 71% match — to make fluid vs liquefy →liquable 70% match — Capable of being melted. vs liquefy →deliquefy 69% match — To reverse the liquefication of. vs liquefy →reliquify 69% match — To liquify again. vs liquefy →liquate 68% match — To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material. vs liquefy →