acidify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/
Etymology
From acid + -ify, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
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(transitive) To neutralize alkalis.
to acidify sugar
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(figuratively, transitive) To sour; to embitter.
[H]is thin existence all acidified into rage
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book III (The Girondins), page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acidified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acidified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| acidifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| acidifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reacidify · acidific · unacidified · disacidify · acidifiable · nonacidified
Relateds
Translations (32)
mi whakawaikawa (to make something acidic) · ro acidifica (to make something acidic) · ga aigéadaigh (to make something acidic) · ia acidificar (to make something acidic) · ru подкисля́ть (to make something acidic) · ru окисля́ть (to make something acidic) · cmn 酸化 (to make something acidic) · de säuern (to make something acidic) · fi hapottaa (to make something acidic) · fi katkeroitua (to embitter) · fr acidifier (to make something acidic) · fi hapottaa (to neutralize alkalis) · ru оки́слить (to make something acidic) · mi whakakawa (to embitter) · ru подки́слить (to make something acidic) · ga aigéadaigh (to neutralize alkalis) · it acidificare (to make something acidic) · pt acidificar (to make something acidic) · sv syra (to make something acidic) · cy asideiddio (to make something acidic) · mi whakakawa (to make something acidic) · bg неутрализирам (to neutralize alkalis) · es acidificar (to make something acidic) · fi happamoittaa (to make something acidic) · oc acidificar (to make something acidic) · fi hapottua (to make something acidic) · bg подкислявам (to make something acidic) · nl verzuren (to make something acidic) · sv försura (to make something acidic) · ca acidificar (to make something acidic) · fi happamoitua (to make something acidic) · fi katkeroittaa (to embitter)