verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/lɪˈkwɛs/
rhymes with -ɛs
1
verb
Meaning 1
To become a liquid; to liquefy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
2011, James McCreet, The Thieves' Labyrinth It is, of course, the nature of the London fog to descend and liquesce at its own whim. Merely two hours later, Waterloo-bridge presented an entirely different scene.
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
to become more like a liquid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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