 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acidify
verb
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acidify \A*cid"i*fy\, verb (used with an object) [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.
2. To sour; to imbitter.
His thin existence all acidified into rage.
--Carlyle.
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
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