ACIDIFY

acidify, acetify

(verb) turn acidic; ā€œthe solution acetifiedā€

sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify

(verb) make sour or more sour

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

acidify (third-person singular simple present acidifies, present participle acidifying, simple past and past participle acidified)

to make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.

to neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar

to sour, to embitter.

Antonyms

(chemistry)

• alkalify

• basify

Source: Wiktionary


A*cid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acidified; p. pr. & vb. n. Acidifying.] Etym: [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F. acidifier.]

1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.

2. To sour; to imbitter. His thin existence all acidified into rage. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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