WordGarden.ioliquidize
Pronunciation
UK
- /lˈɪkwɪdˌaɪz/
US
- /lˈɪkwɪdˌaɪz/
Meanings
Verb
to blend food into a smooth liquid or semi-liquid form
to make something liquid or cause it to take on a liquid state
to convert assets or holdings into cash
Beyond the definition
To liquidize something means to make it smooth and almost fully liquid, usually with a blender or similar machine. You might liquidize fruit for a smoothie or cooked vegetables for soup. It is not the same as melting with heat. Instead, the food is broken down until it becomes soft, smooth, and easy to pour or drink. The word is used most often for food and drink, especially in British English.
Imagine you're making a fruit smoothie. You put strawberries, bananas, and a little juice into a blender, and a few seconds later everything has become smooth enough to pour. That is what "liquidize" describes. It means breaking food down until it turns into a liquid or near-liquid form.
The word is most common in cooking. People use it when talking about soups, sauces, baby food, fruit drinks, or any dish that needs a very smooth texture. If you liquidize cooked carrots, for example, you turn soft pieces into a smooth mixture. In British English, you may also see the noun "liquidizer" for the machine that does this job.
Sometimes the word can be used more generally to mean making something liquid, but for most learners the food sense is the one that matters most. So if you liquidize a pot of vegetable soup, you are not heating it until it melts. You are blending it until the lumps are gone and the texture becomes smooth and flowing.
Examples
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Cooking
Liquidize the soup until it is smooth.
- 2
Baby food
She liquidized the cooked carrots with a little milk for the baby.
- 3
Medical diet
After the operation, he had to eat liquidized food for a few days.
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Financial assets
The business may need to liquidize some assets to cover its debts.
- Patternliquidize assets
turn property or investments into cash
See also
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Shades of meaning
Contrast
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Used with (collocations)
- liquidize soup
- liquidize vegetables
- liquidize in a blender
Word family
Explore
- food processing
- smooth texture
Forms and spellings
4 forms open this card.
Main spelling
- liquidizeverb
Forms
- liquidizedpast tenseverb
- liquidizesverb
- liquidizing-ing formverb