acetify

3 definitions found

acetify - 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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  Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. i.
     To turn acid. --Encyc. Dom. Econ.
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acetify - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]