Liquefy

(līk'we-fī), v. t. [imp. & p. p. LIQUEFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIQUEFYING.] [Fr. liquéfier, It. liquefare, Sp. licuefacer, Lat. liquefacere, from liquere, to be liquid, and facere, to make.] To convert from a fixed or solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat or caloric.