LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive

liquefaciō

liquefaciō (present infinitive liquefacere, perfect active liquefēcī, supine liquefactum)
Classical[lɪ.kʷɛˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[li.kʷeˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. suppletiveto melt or liquefy
  2. suppletiveto dissolve

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.liquefaciōliquefaciēbamliquefaciamliquefēcīliquefēceramliquefēcerō
2nd sg.liquefacisliquefaciēbāsliquefaciēsliquefēcistīliquefēcerāsliquefēceris
3rd sg.liquefacitliquefaciēbatliquefacietliquefēcitliquefēceratliquefēcerit
1st pl.liquefacimusliquefaciēbāmusliquefaciēmusliquefēcimusliquefēcerāmusliquefēcerimus
2nd pl.liquefacitisliquefaciēbātisliquefaciētisliquefēcistisliquefēcerātisliquefēceritis
3rd pl.liquefaciuntliquefaciēbantliquefacientliquefēcērunt
liquefēcēre
liquefēcerantliquefēcerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.liquefaciamliquefaceremliquefēcerimliquefēcissem
2nd sg.liquefaciāsliquefacerēsliquefēcerīsliquefēcissēs
3rd sg.liquefaciatliquefaceretliquefēceritliquefēcisset
1st pl.liquefaciāmusliquefacerēmusliquefēcerīmusliquefēcissēmus
2nd pl.liquefaciātisliquefacerētisliquefēcerītisliquefēcissētis
3rd pl.liquefaciantliquefacerentliquefēcerintliquefēcissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.liquefīōliquefīēbamliquefīam
2nd sg.liquefīsliquefīēbāsliquefīēs
3rd sg.liquefitliquefīēbatliquefīet
1st pl.liquefīmusliquefīēbāmusliquefīēmus
2nd pl.liquefītisliquefīēbātisliquefīētis
3rd pl.liquefīuntliquefīēbantliquefīent
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.liquefīamliquefierem
2nd sg.liquefīāsliquefierēs
3rd sg.liquefīatliquefieret
1st pl.liquefīāmusliquefierēmus
2nd pl.liquefīātisliquefierētis
3rd pl.liquefīantliquefierent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.liqueface
liquefac
liquefī
pres. 2nd pl.liquefaciteliquefīte
fut. 2nd sg.liquefacitōliquefītō
fut. 3rd sg.liquefacitōliquefītō
fut. 2nd pl.liquefacitōteliquefītōte
fut. 3rd pl.liquefaciuntōliquefīuntō
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveliquefacereliquefierī
perfect infinitiveliquefēcisseliquefactum esse
future infinitiveliquefactūrum esseliquefactum īrī
present participleliquefaciēns—
perfect participle—liquefactus
liquefacta, liquefactā, liquefactae, liquefactam, liquefactārum, liquefactās, liquefacte, liquefactī, liquefactīs, liquefactō, liquefactōrum, liquefactōs
future participleliquefactūrus
liquefactūra, liquefactūrā, liquefactūrae, liquefactūram, liquefactūrārum, liquefactūrās, liquefactūre, liquefactūrī, liquefactūrīs, liquefactūrō, liquefactūrōrum, liquefactūrōs, liquefactūrum
liquefaciendus
liquefaciundus
gerundliquefaciendī, liquefaciendō, liquefaciendumsupineliquefactum, liquefactū

lĭquĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a., and
I. pass. lĭquĕfīo (e long, Sil. 1, 178), factus, fĭĕri [liqueo-facio], to make liquid, to melt, dissolve, liquefy (class.; but in act. very rare).
I. Lit.: glacies liquefacta, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: legum aera liquefacta, id. Cat. 3, 8, 19: liquefactum plumbum, Verg. A. 9, 588: saxa (Aetnae), i. e. lava, id. G. 1, 473: ne sol liquefaciat ceram, Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 84: sevum liquefieri prius jubent, id. 28, 9, 38, § 144: margaritas aceto liquefactas, Suet. Calig. 37: ut cibos mansos ac prope liquefactos demittimus, Quint. 10, 1, 19.—
B. Transf., part. perf., dissolved, putrefied: caecā medullae Tabe liquefactae, Ov. M. 9, 175: liquefacta boum per viscera, Verg. G. 4, 555.—
II. Trop.
A. To weaken, enervate: quos nullae futtiles laetitiae exsultantes languidis liquefaciunt voluptatibus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16: sic mea perpetuis liquefiunt pectora curis, Ov. P. 1, 2, 57.—
B. To soften. melt: Bacchi dona volunt epulasque et carmina rursus Pieria liquefacta lyra, Sil. 11, 416.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliquefaciō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin liquefaciō From liqueō + faciō.

In English words that came into English from liquefaciō

  • liquefyliquefacere
  • liquefacientliquefaciens

Quick answers

What does liquefaciō mean in Latin?
liquefaciō, a verb, means “to melt or liquefy; to dissolve”.
What are the principal parts of liquefaciō?
liquefaciō, liquefacere, liquefēcī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive).
How do you pronounce liquefaciō?
In classical Latin, [lɪ.kʷɛˈfa.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [li.kʷeˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o].
Where does liquefaciō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō → Latin liquefaciō.