liquidize

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verb

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

“The store needs to liquidize its stock so it can pay its creditors.”

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sell outsell upliquefyliquifyliquidise
OriginEnglish liquid ← Middle English liquide ← Old French liquide →
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Meanings

verbliquidize (third-person singular simple present liquidizes, present participle liquidizing, simple past and past participle liquidized)

present singular third person liquidizes · participle present liquidizing · participle past liquidized · past liquidized · alternative liquidise

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

    To make the soup, you should first liquidize the carrots to remove lumps.

  2. businessto convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate

    The store needs to liquidize its stock so it can pay its creditors.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsell or get rid of all one's merchandise

Similar
sell outsell up
Broader
discardflingtoss

verbmake (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating

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liquefyliquifyliquidise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
liquefysell outsell up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliqueō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinliquidu
  7. Old Frenchliquide
  8. Middle Englishliquide
  9. Englishliquid
  10. Englishliquidize

From liquid + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

liquidize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidize

MLA

“liquidize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liquidize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidize.

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