ALCOHOLIZE
alcoholize, alcoholise
(verb) make alcoholic, as by fermenting; “alcoholize prunes”
alcoholize, alcoholise
(verb) treat or infuse with alcohol; “alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator”
alcoholize
(verb) subject to the influence of alcohol; “After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
alcoholize (third-person singular simple present alcoholizes, present participle alcoholizing, simple past and past participle alcoholized)
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
Source: Wiktionary
Al"co*hol*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized; p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. alcooliser.]
1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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