liquefy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LIQ'UEFY, verb transitive [Latin 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 intransitive To be melted; to become liquid.
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