liquify or liquefy?

[Glizdka]

How should I spell this word?

 

[jutfrank]

liquefy

 

[Rover_KE]

either [link]

 

[Glizdka]

I've always used liquify because it made sense. Liquid → liquify.

Today, I was corrected by Grammarly, and I discovered that liquefy is also acceptable. I don't know if I should switch to liquefy or keep using liquify.

Is there any differences (e.g. AmE vs BrE) between which is preferred?

 

[Rover_KE]

Like you, I use liquify for the same reason.

Again – you can use either.

Move on.

 

[Tdol]

I'm sticking with liquify.

 

[tedmc]

You could use "melt" to avoid using the word. There are "liquefaction" (not spelt with "qui") and "liquidate". Spelling doesn't always follow logic.

 

[5jj]

You could use "melt" to avoid using the word.

Not usually.

 

[tedmc]

Not usually.

Could you please elaborate?

 

[5jj]

The verb is often used for the change of state from gas to liquid. It means 'become liquid', not 'change from solid to liquid'.

 

[tedmc]

I thought the natural process of change from the gaseous state of a material to a liquid state is called condensation.

P.S. Gases like oxygen, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and helium are liquified by cooling at extreme temperatures for storage purposes but I wouldn't call that a "usual"process.

 

[5jj]

There are certain situations, ted, in which the choice between liquify and melt is not important . There are other situations in which the choice between liquify and condense are not important. However, unless we have a particular situation in mind, I don't think it is helpful to say that melt and liquify are synonyms. Even when they are, they are not necessarily interchangeable.

 

[Rover_KE]

Topic drift.

Thread closed.