[syn: acidify, acetify]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acetified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Acetifying.] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.]
To convert into acid or vinegar.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. i.
To turn acid. --Encyc. Dom. Econ.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
acetify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: sour, acidify,
acidulate, acetify] [ant: dulcify, dulcorate,
edulcorate, sweeten]
2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: acidify,
acetify] [ant: alkalify, alkalise, alkalize,
basify]