to make or become liquid; liquefy - (transitive)
to pulverize (food) in a liquidizer so as to produce a fluid
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liq•uid•ize /ˈlɪkwɪˌdaɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to make liquid.
liq•uid•ize
(lik′wi dīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
- to make liquid;
liquefy. - to stimulate;
give facility to:a thought that liquidizes the imagination. - to cause (a sound) to be full, round, mellifluous, etc.
- liquid + -ize 1830–40
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