acidify

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acidify

/əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/

Where it comes from

From acid + -ify, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.

verb acidifies · acidifying · acidified

transitive To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
transitive To neutralize alkalis. to acidify sugar
figuratively, transitive To sour; to embitter. [H]is thin existence all acidified into rage

Opposite: alkalify, basify

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verb

Opposite: alkalify, basify

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verb to make something acidic

Español	acidificar
中文	酸化 suānhuà
Português	acidificar
Français	acidifier
Deutsch	säuern
Italiano	acidificare
Română	acidifica
Русский	окисля́ть okisljátʹ, оки́слить okíslitʹ, подкисля́ть podkisljátʹ, подки́слить podkíslitʹ

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@misc{acidify_2026,
  title = {acidify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acidify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}