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
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
