Definition
To melt or dissolve by absorbing moisture from the air; an older or variant spelling of 'deliquesce.'
Etymology
From Latin 'deliquare' (de- 'completely' + liquare 'to melt, liquefy'), related to 'liquefy' and 'liquid.' This is an archaic form of the more common 'deliquesce.'
Kelly Says
Some salts and chemicals will literally milt into liquid if you leave them out on a humid day—chemists call this 'deliquating,' and it's why you have to keep salt in a salt shaker with a tight lid!
Translations
CACatalà
deteriorar
deh-te-ri-or-ar
CSČeština
zhorovat
zho-ro-vat
DADansk
forfalde
for-fal-deh
DEDeutsch
deliquieren
deh-lee-kee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
διαφθορά
dee-ah-fthor-ah
ESEspañol
deliquecer
deh-lee-keh-ser
FISuomi
murentua
mu-ren-tua
FRFrançais
déliquéfier
deh-lee-keh-fee-ay
GUGU
પ્રતિષ્ઠા
pra-tish-tha
HEעברית
שחיתות
sha-chit-ut
IDBahasa Indonesia
busuk
bu-suk
ITItaliano
deliquare
deh-lee-kware
MSBahasa Melayu
rosak
ro-sak
NLNederlands
verval
ver-val
NONorsk
forfalle
for-fal-leh
PLPolski
zgniwać
zh-nee-vat
PTPortuguês
deliquecer
deh-lee-keh-ser
RUРусский
порочить
pa-ro-chit
SVSvenska
förfalla
for-fal-la
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TRTürkçe
kötüleşmek
koh-too-lesh-mek
UKУкраїнська
псувати
psuva-tyi
VITiếng Việt
thối nát
thoi-nat