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to liquate

to liquate

9.9
To melt something to separate its parts
  • verb
  • /ˈlɪkweɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liquar
  • The heat from the furnace caused the metal to liquate and flow smoothly into the mold.

Examples

  • When heated, the chocolate will liquate, making it easy to pour over the cake.

  • It can also be seen from this result that NbC precipitates can liquate and cause wetting along grains of different orientations.

    Academic text (2000)

  • As the temperature rose, the ice began to liquate, forming a puddle on the ground.

Synonyms

to liquefy
vsto liquate
  • Specialized
18 4.4

To change a solid or gas into a liquid, often by heating

is focused on separating components through heating rather than only phase change
to melt down
vsto liquate
12 3.0

Make a solid become liquid by heating it

often used to separate components by heating until liquefaction occurs
to liquify
vsto liquate
4.5

Make a solid melt so it can flow

is used to separate parts by heating until they become liquid
to liquesce
vsto liquate
  • Specialized
9.9

To change from a solid into a liquid, like ice or wax, often by heat

is about converting and separating material by heating, not just melting
to liquidize
vsto liquate
  • US
4.2

To make something into a liquid by heating or blending

adds the aim of separating parts by heating, not just blending or softening

Antonyms

to freeze
770 1.0

Become solid because of cold, like water turning to ice

to solidify
55 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

How Melted

to liquate
  • Specialized
9.9
to soften
55 1.3
to heat
298 1.0

Surface Forms

liquate infinitive
liquated past
liquated past participle
liquating present participle
liquates third person singular

Morphology

liquate = liquid (transparent) = liqu + ate

Formed from 'liquid' with the common verb-forming suffix '-ate', giving the sense 'to make or render liquid', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Liquate comes from the old root liqu- meaning 'liquid', the same root in liquefy and liquid. That's why to liquate something can mean to heat it until it melts and flows so its parts can be separated.