Acidify

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acidify \A*cid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidified}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Acidifying}.] [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F.
     acidifier.]
     1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify
        sugar.
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     2. To sour; to imbitter.
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              His thin existence all acidified into rage.
                                                    --Carlyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acidify
       v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidulate}, {acetify}]
            [ant: {sweeten}]
       2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acetify}] [ant:
           {alkalize}]
       [also: {acidified}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "acidify":
     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