English > acetify: 2 senses > verb 1, perceptionMeaning | make sour or more sour. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | sour, acidify, acidulate |
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Broader | change taste | Alter the flavor of |
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Opposite | sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate | make sweeter in taste / taste |
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Spanish | acetificar, acidar, acidificar, acidular, agriar, amargar, asperear, avinagrar |
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Catalan | acetificar, acidificar, acidular, agrir-se, amargar, asprejar, avinagrar-se, picar-se, repuntar-se |
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Nouns | acetum | sour-tasting liquid / liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative |
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acetum | a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) |