Dictionary Definition
acidify
Verb
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
acidus, ; compare French acidifierVerb
- make something acid 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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Translations
- Finnish: happamoittaa (1, making), happamoitua (1, converting), hapantaa (1, non-technical making), hapantua (1, non-technical converting), katkeroitua (2)
- French: acidifier
- German: sich säuern (reflexive)
- Interlingua: acidificar
- Italian: acidificare
- Portuguese: acidificar
- Spanish: acidificar
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acetify, acidulate, alkalify, alkalize, borate, carbonate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, electrolyze, ferment, homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize, pepsinate, peroxidize, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, sour, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, turn sour, work