fluidify

verb

flu·​id·​i·​fy

flüˈidəˌfī

-ed/-ing/-es

transitive verb

: to make fluid or flowing

rocks that have been fluidified

intransitive verb

: to become fluid : accumulate fluid

ore fluidifying in the smelter

the valley fluidifies each spring into a shallow lake as snow melts in the mountains

Word History

Etymology

fluid entry 1 + -ify

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