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Acidify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make or become acid.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.

v. to neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar

v. to sour, to embitter.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To make acid; to convert into an acid.

v. To sour; to imbitter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To make acid; convert into an acid; render sour; sour, literally or figuratively.

To become acid or sour.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. turn acidic

v. make sour or more sour

Word Usage

"Because excess CO2 dissolves in the ocean - causing it to 'acidify' - researchers have been concerned about the ability of certain organisms to maintain the strength of their shells."

Verb Form

acidified acidifies acidifying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

turn change state change taste

Variant

acidified

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

sour imbitter

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

solidify