fluidize

verb

flu·​id·​ize ˈflü-ə-ˌdīz 

fluidized; fluidizing

transitive verb

1

: to cause to flow like a fluid

2

: to suspend (something, such as solid particles) in a rapidly moving stream of gas or vapor to induce flowing motion of the whole

fluidization

ˌflü-ə-də-ˈzā-shən 

noun

fluidizer

ˈflü-ə-ˌdī-zər 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1