Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To become a liquid; to liquefy.

  2. (figuratively)To become more like a liquid

Origin

From Latin liquēscere.

From Latin liquēscere.

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Forms

liquesces, liquescing, liquesced, liquesced
Base formliquesce · to liquesce
3rd person singularliquesces
Present participleliquescing
Past simpleliquesced
Past participleliquesced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyliquesce
he, she, itliquesces

Past simpleLesson

all personsliquesced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave liquesced
he, she, ithas liquesced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill liquesce

Word family

2 related words
Relateddeliquesceliquescent

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lipidlipstickliquefyliqueurliquidB1
liquesce — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto