Synonyms and antonyms of To change consistency in British Thesaurus

atomise ()

a British spelling of atomize

atomize (verb)

to change a substance or liquid into very small parts or drops

bake (verb)

to use heat to make something hard

bake (verb)

to become hard after being heated

boil (verb)

if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot that there are bubbles in it and it starts to become a gas

boil (verb)

if a container boils, or if you boil it, the liquid in it boils

boil away ()

if a liquid boils away, or if you boil it away, it disappears and turns to gas after reaching a very high temperature

boil over ()

if a liquid boils over, it rises so much when it boils that it flows over the top of the container that it is in

boil up ()

to heat liquid, or to heat something in a liquid, until it boils

break down ()

if a substance breaks down or is broken down into parts, it separates into the parts that it is made up of

bring something to the boil ()

to heat something until it boils

bubble (verb)

if liquid bubbles, bubbles form and move in it

clear (verb)

if a liquid clears, it becomes transparent after being filled with extremely small pieces of a substance

cloud (verb)

if something clouds a clear liquid, or if it clouds, it becomes no longer clear

clump together ()

to form a solid mass

coagulate (verb)

if a liquid coagulates, it becomes thick and solid

coalesce (verb)

formal to come together and form a group or a single unit

coarsen (verb)

to become rough and hard, or to make something become rough and hard

come to the boil ()

if a liquid comes to the boil, it starts to boil

condense (verb)

science if gas or steam condenses, or if something condenses it, it changes into a liquid, usually when it becomes cooler

congeal (verb)

if a substance such as blood or fat congeals, it becomes thick and almost solid

consolidate (verb)

to become one large unit

degrade (verb)

science if a substance degrades, it separates into the different substances that it consists of

dry (verb)

to become dry

dry (verb)

if a liquid such as paint dries, it becomes hard or solid

dry out ()

if something dries out or is dried out, some or all the water comes out of it

dry up ()

if something dries up or is dried up, all the water comes out of it

evaporate (verb)

if liquid evaporates or is evaporated, it changes into gas or steam

film over ()

to become covered in a thin layer of something

firm (verb)

to make something more solid and strong

frizzle (verb)

spoken if heat frizzles something, it makes it dry, hard, and curly

froth (verb)

if a liquid froths, or if you froth it, small air bubbles form on its surface

gel (verb)

if a substance gels, it becomes thicker or more solid

harden (verb)

to become hard or firm, or to make something hard or firm

lighten (verb)

to become less heavy, or to make something less heavy

liquefy (verb)

to become a liquid, or to make something become a liquid

liquidise ()

a British spelling of liquidize

ossify (verb)

biology to become bone, or to change something into bone

petrify (verb)

to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way

pulp (verb)

to make something solid very soft and almost liquid

roughen (verb)

to become rough, or to make something rough

run (verb)

if something such as butter runs, it becomes liquid and spreads because it is warm

sag (verb)

to become soft and start to bend or hang downwards

set (verb)

if a liquid sets, or if you set it, it forms a solid substance

soften (verb)

to become softer, or to make something softer

solidify (verb)

to become solid, or to make something solid

stiffen (verb)

to make something stiff

take something off the boil ()

to remove something from heat so that it stops boiling

thicken (verb)

to become thick, or to make something become thick

thin (verb)

to make a thick liquid become less thick by adding water or another liquid to it

toughen (verb)

to become more difficult to cut or eat

vaporise ()

a British spelling of vaporize

vaporize (verb)

to become a vapour, or to change something into a vapour

vitrify (verb)

to change a substance into glass, or to become glass