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liquesce

/lɪˈkwɛs/

liquesce verb: to become a liquid; to liquefy.

Verb

liquesce (third-person singular simple present liquesces, present participle liquescing, simple past and past participle liquesced)

  1. (intransitive) To become a liquid; to liquefy.
    • It is, of course, the nature of the London fog to descend and liquesce at its own whim. Merely two hours later, Waterloo-bridge presented an entirely different scene.2011, James McCreet, The Thieves' Labyrinth
  2. (figuratively) to become more like a liquid
    • At many points notes liquesce like the liquid letters, so that the interval from one note to another is begun with a smooth glide and does not appear to have a stopping place en route.2009, Iain Fenlon, Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music

Forms of liquesce

third-person singular presentliquesces
present participleliquescing
past participleliquesced
pastliquesced

Origin of liquesce

From Latin liquēscere.

Words that rhyme with liquesce

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Questions about liquesce

What does liquesce mean?
Liquesce means to become a liquid; to liquefy.
What part of speech is liquesce?
Liquesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce liquesce?
Liquesce is pronounced /lɪˈkwɛs/.
What is the past tense of liquesce?
The past tense of liquesce is liquesced.

Words near liquesce in the dictionary

  1. liquefies
  2. liquefy
  3. liquefying
  4. Liqueo
  5. liqueous
  6. liquesce
  7. liquesced
  8. liquescence
  9. liquescences
  10. liquescencies
  11. liquescency

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