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
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
