acidify
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Etymology[edit]
From acid + -fy, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
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.
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- His thin existence all acidified into rage. - Thomas Carlyle
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Antonyms[edit]
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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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