"liquidize" meaning in English

See liquidize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: liquidizes [present, singular, third-person], liquidizing [participle, present], liquidized [participle, past], liquidized [past], liquidise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti 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 *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English liquidize From liquid + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|liquid|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti 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 *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. 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  1. to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy.
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  2. (business, finance) to convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: liquidizer Related terms: liquidization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "liquidizes",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liquidizing",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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}

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