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verb
To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To cause (something) to become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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History
First attested in 1669; borrowed from Latin liquātus, perfect passive participle of liquō (“to melt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
