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liquate

[ lahy-kweyt ]

verb (used with object)

, li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.
  1. to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.


verb (used without object)

, li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.
  1. to become separated by such a fusion (often followed by out ).

liquate

/ ˈlaɪkweɪt /

verb

  1. troften foll byout to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • liˈquation, noun
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Other Words From

  • li·qua·tion [lahy-, kwey, -sh, uh, n, -zh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquate1

1660–70; < Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy, melt. See liquid, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquate1

C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve

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liq.liquefacient