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🖼️ To distort image 🫗 To melt
to liquify

to liquify

1 6.6
Change part of a picture on a computer so it looks melted or stretched
  • verb
  • /ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liqueficar
  • While liquifying the portrait, he carefully avoided distorting the subject's eyes and mouth.

Examples

  • After hours of editing, she liquified part of the landscape to create a dreamy motion blur.

  • You can liquify the image using this filter.

  • The designer used a filter to subtly liquify the model's hair for a softer look.

  • He liquified the edges of the photo for a smoother look.

  • The artist used the liquify tool to distort the digital painting, making the characters appear to melt.

  • In Photoshop, you can apply the liquify filter to create surreal effects in your photos.

  • To enhance the image, she decided to liquify certain sections, giving them a smooth, flowing appearance.

Synonyms

to liquefy
vsto liquify
  • Specialized
18 4.4

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

refers to changing images visually so they look melted, flowing, or stretched

How Distorted

warp
67 6.3
to liquify
  • Specialized
1 6.6
to smudge
30 3.7
tweak
28 3.9
nudge
23 3.5

Surface Forms

liquify infinitive
liquefy infinitive
liquified past
liquefied past
liquified past participle
liquefied past participle
liquifying present participle
liquefying present participle
liquifies third person singular
liquefies third person singular

Morphology

liquify = liquid (semi-transparent) = liquid + ify

The sense is a metaphorical extension ('make liquid-like' applied to images), so the relation to 'liquid' is understandable but not literal.

Etymology

In image editing, liquify keeps that same idea: it makes part of a picture 'flow' or 'melt', stretching shapes as if they were liquid, which is why the tool is called liquify.