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ACIDIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: acidified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn acidic

Example:

the solution acetified

Synonyms:

acetify; acidify

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "acidify" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

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Antonym:

alkalize (turn basic and less acidic)

Derivation:

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

acidification (the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make sour or more sour

Synonyms:

acetify; acidify; acidulate; sour

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "acidify" is one way to...):

change taste (alter the flavor of)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

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