acidify
English
Etymology
From acid + -fy, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.
Pronunciation
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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.
- His thin existence all acidified into rage. - Thomas Carlyle
Antonyms
(chemistry):
- alkalify
- basify
Translations
to make something acidic
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to neutralize alkalis
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to embitter
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