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liquidize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
liq-uidize
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy.

verb

to convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English liquidize From liquid + -ize.

Inflected Forms

liquidizes (present, singular) liquidizing (participle, present) liquidized (participle, past) liquidized (past) liquidise (alternative)

Derived Forms

liquidizer

Frequently Paired Words

liquidization

Synonyms

liquefy liquify liquidise sell out sell up

Questions

What does liquidize mean?
to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy.
Where does liquidize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English liquidize From liquid + -ize.

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