acidify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make sour or more sour
    sour; acetify; acidulate.
  2. verb turn acidic
    acetify.
    • the solution acetified

WordNet


A*cid"i*fy transitive verb
Etymology
L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F. acidifier.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Acidified present participle & verbal noun Acidifying
Definitions
  1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.
  2. To sour; to imbitter.
    His thin existence all acidified into rage. Carlyle.

Webster 1913