To melt, liquefy, or dissolve, especially through the application of heat; to undergo gradual melting.
From Latin 'colliquare,' combining 'col-' (together) and 'liquare' (to make liquid). This verb was common in alchemical and medical literature from the medieval period onward.
In medicine, 'colliquate' was used to describe how a disease would 'colliquate' the body—meaning it would cause wasting and liquid loss, a frightening symptom that doctors couldn't stop.
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