Acidulate

2 definitions found

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

  Acidulate \A*cid"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidulated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Acidulating}.] [Cf. F. aciduler. See
     {Acidulous}.]
     To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
     --Arbuthnot.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acidulate
       v : make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidify}, {acetify}]
           [ant: {sweeten}]