English Synonym Finder

deliquesce

Definitions

To become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.

To melt away or dissolve gradually.

Examples

In the humid basement, the salt began to deliquesce into a puddle of brine.

The delicate sugar sculptures will eventually deliquesce if left exposed to the damp air of the greenhouse.

Synonyms

melt dissolve liquefy thaw fuse

Antonyms

solidify freeze harden congeal set