acetify
VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (2)acetified, acetifying
- make sour or more sourSynonyms: souracidifyacidulateOpposite dulcorateMore general change taste
- turn acidic“the solution acetified”Synonyms: acidifyOpposite alkalifyMore general change state, turn
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A·cet′i·fy (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Acetified (…); present participle & verbal noun Acetifying (…).]
Origin: L. acetum vinegar + -fly.
To convert into acid or vinegar.
A·cet′i·fy intransitive verb
To turn acid. Encyclopædia of Domestic Economy
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54