Synonyms of the word acidify


ACIDIFYACETIFY - ACIDULATE - SOUR - TURN

acidify

  • 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.

acetify

  • v. (transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
  • v. (intransitive) To turn acid.

acidulate

  • v. (transitive) To make something slightly, or moderately acid; to acidify.
  • v. (transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
  • v. (transitive) To use an acidic catalyst. The chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the…

sour

  • adj. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
  • adj. Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
  • adj. Tasting or smelling rancid.
  • adj. Peevish or bad-tempered.
  • adj. (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
  • adj. (of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.
  • adj. Unfortunate or unfavorable.
  • adj. (music) Off-pitch, out of tune.
  • n. The sensation of a sour taste.
  • n. A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
  • n. (by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.
  • n. A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
  • v. (transitive) To make sour.
  • v. (intransitive) To become sour.
  • v. (transitive) To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
  • v. (intransitive) To become disenchanted.
  • v. (transitive) To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
  • v. To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.

turn

  • v. (heading) Non-linear physical movement.
  • v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
  • v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
  • v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
  • v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  • v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
  • v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
  • v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which…
  • v. (archaic) To translate.
  • n. A change of direction or orientation.
  • n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to…
  • n. A single loop of a coil.
  • n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
  • n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
  • n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
  • n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the…
  • n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
  • n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
  • n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
  • n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
  • n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
  • n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
  • n. A deed done to another.
  • n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
  • n. Character; personality; nature.
  • n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  • n. (circus) A short skit, act, or routine.

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