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acidify

verb
/əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From acid + -ify, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.

  1. derived from acidus

Definitions

  1. To make something (more) acidic or sour

    To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.

  2. To neutralize alkalis.

    • to acidify sugar

  3. To sour

    To sour; to embitter.

    • [H]is thin existence all acidified into rage

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Derived

acidifiable, acidific, disacidify, nonacidified, reacidify, unacidified

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA