Liquify vs Liquefy - What's the difference?
liquify | liquefy |
To make liquid.
(physics, chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
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(cooking) To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender.
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Liquefy is a alternative form of liquify.
As verbs the difference between liquify and liquefy
is that liquify is to make liquid while liquefy is to make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.liquify
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Alternative forms
* liquefyVerb
- We'll liquify this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.
liquefy
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Alternative forms
* liquifyVerb
- Faraday succeeded in liquefying' a certain number of gases by compression and refrigeration, but there still remained a number that proved absolutely refractory to the most powerful agencies; hence these gases were called ''permanent''. A retired manufacturer, who at the same time is a distinguished man of science, M. Cailletet, has subdued the permanent gases, having succeeded in ' liquefying and solidifying them.
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- Place crayfish and fresh pepper in a blender, add small water, liquefy and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.