liquate

verb3

1. •
   To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
2. •
   (no longer used) To cause (something) to become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.
3. •
   (no longer used) To become liquid; to liquefy, to melt.

   • '[T]is known how easily the Bodies, and even the very Bones of some Fishes, liquate and dissolve. — 1728