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How to use liquefy in a sentence

14 example sentences · verb

Liquefy means to make (something) into a liquid. Example: “We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.”

Examples of liquefy by meaning

verbTo make (something) into a liquid.

  • We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.
  • Place crayfish and fresh pepper in a blender, add small water, liquefy and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.2007, May Jideofo, Healthier Alternatives: Low Saturated Fat African Cooking and Recipes, Ukwa (Breadfruit Beans), page 38

verbTo become liquid.

  • The substance liquefied upon heating.

More sentences with liquefy

  • Resomation is a process that liquefies rather than burns body tissues.2009, Ruth Davis Konigsberg, “The 9th annual year in ideas”, in The New York Times Magazine. From the entry resomation
  • It means you can get—buy natural gas from overseas in liquefied form and deliquefy it.2006, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, page 1838. From the entry deliquefy
  • Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply.2026 March 20, Eleni Giokos, “The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people”, in CNN Business, archived…. From the entry Persian Gulf
  • It’s costly to liquefy or compress for storage.2023 February 27, Peter Coy, “A Gold Mine of Clean Energy May Be Hiding Under Our Feet”, in The New York Times. From the entry embrittle
  • The hyaline tissue may then liquefy and calcify.2005, Rae Langford, June D. Thompson, Mosby's Handbook of Diseases (page 683). From the entry hyalinize
  • At that time they suspected that Triton's frigid temperature might liquefy nitrogen but not be cold enough to freeze it.1990 August, Rick Gore, “Neptune: Voyager's Last Picture Show”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 37. From the entry satellite
  • HS2 Ltd is also testing new off-grid generators powered by LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), in a bid to reduce carbon emissions during construction.2020 December 30, “Network News: Bidders sought for HS2 S&C contract”, in Rail, page 12. From the entry off-grid
  • The lead seals confining the liquefying body of the former king were not secure and foulsome black ooze seeped from one edge.2011, Elizabeth Chadwick, Lady of the English. From the entry foulsome
  • Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.2009, Frederic P Miller with Agnes F Vandome and John McBrewster, Autogas. From the entry autogas
  • Outside on Karl Marx Prospekt, the tanks of kvas, the liquefied black bread Russians quaff by the gallon in the hot months are gone.1973 December 19, Christopher Ogden, “At Detski Mir the Crowds Buy for Nov God”, in Daily Evening Item, volume 184, number 10, Lynn…. From the entry morozhenoe
  • These "sand boils" are produced where liquefied material, mostly sand and water, quietly boils out from its vent, sometimes for two or three days following the earthquake.1995, Ray Knox, David Stewart, “Recognizing Seismic Landforms”, in The New Madrid Fault Finders Guide, Marble Hill, Mo.: Gutenberg-Richter…. From the entry sand boil

Meaning of liquefy

  1. verb To make (something) into a liquid.
  2. verb To distort and warp (an image).
  3. verb To become liquid.

Full definition of liquefy

Questions about liquefy in a sentence

How do you use liquefy in a sentence?
Liquefy is used as a verb. For example: “We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.”
What is a short sentence with liquefy?
“The substance liquefied upon heating.”
What does liquefy mean?
Liquefy means to make (something) into a liquid.

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