[syn: acidify, acetify]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acidify \A*cid"i*fy\, v. t. [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.
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2. To sour; to imbitter.
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His thin existence all acidified into rage.
--Carlyle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
acidify
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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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