liquidize

liquidize
liquidate, liquidize
Liquidate is the word used in business contexts and in the sense ‘eliminate by killing’. Liquidize is a more recent word meaning ‘to make liquid’ (in physical senses) and is now principally used in the context of the kitchen liquidizer which blends ingredients and makes purées.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • Liquidize — Liq uid*ize (l[i^]k w[i^]d*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquidized} ( [imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquidizing} ( [imac] z[i^]ng).] To render liquid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • liquidize — 1837, make liquid, from LIQUID (Cf. liquid) + IZE (Cf. ize). Meaning to run through a kitchen liquidizer is from 1954. Related: Liquidized; liquidizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • liquidize — (Amer.) v. convert into a liquid; make liquid; squeeze the juice from fruit etc. (also liquidise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • liquidize — (also liquidise) ► VERB Brit. ▪ convert (solid food) into a liquid or purée …   English terms dictionary

  • liquidize — [lik′wid īz΄] vt. liquidized, liquidizing to cause to become liquid …   English World dictionary

  • liquidize — verb a) To make liquid. Heat the lead to liquidize it, then pour it into the mold. b) To convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate. The store needs to liquidize its stock so it can pay its creditors …   Wiktionary

  • liquidize — [[t]lɪ̱kwɪdaɪz[/t]] liquidizes, liquidizing, liquidized VERB If you liquidize food, you process it using an electrical appliance in order to make it liquid. [V n] Liquidize the mixture and then pass it through a sieve. (in BRIT, also use… …   English dictionary

  • liquidize — UK [ˈlɪkwɪdaɪz] / US [ˈlɪkwɪˌdaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms liquidize : present tense I/you/we/they liquidize he/she/it liquidizes present participle liquidizing past tense liquidized past participle liquidized to crush something, especially… …   English dictionary

  • liquidize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1837 to cause to be liquid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • liquidize — /lik wi duyz /, v.t., liquidized, liquidizing. 1. to make liquid; liquefy. 2. to stimulate; give facility to: a thought that liquidizes the imagination. 3. to cause (a sound) to be full, round, mellifluous, etc. Also, esp. Brit., liquidise. [1830 …   Universalium

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