acidify
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Etymology[edit]
From acid + -ify, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.
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Verb[edit]
acidify (third-person singular simple present acidifies, present participle acidifying, simple past and past participle acidified) (transitive)
- To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
- To neutralize alkalis.
- to acidify sugar
- (figuratively) To sour; to embitter.
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Chapman and Hall Limited, OCLC 1026761782, (please specify the book or page number):
- His thin existence all acidified into rage.
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Translations[edit]
to make something acidic
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to neutralize alkalis
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to embitter
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