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ALCOHOLIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make alcoholic, as by fermenting

Example:

alcoholize prunes

Synonyms:

alcoholise; alcoholize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

alcohol (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat or infuse with alcohol

Example:

alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator

Synonyms:

alcoholise; alcoholize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

impregnate; saturate (infuse or fill completely)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

alcohol (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Subject to the influence of alcohol

Example:

After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

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

regale; treat (provide with choice or abundant food or drink)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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