| VERB | perception | acidify, sour, acidulate, acetify | make sour or more sour |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | acidify, acetify | turn acidic |
| Sounds | ahsih'dahfay. | |
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| Rhymes | amplify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | make sour or more sour. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sour, acidulate, acetify | |
| Broader | change taste | Alter the flavor of |
| Opposite | sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate | make sweeter in taste / taste |
| Spanish | acetificar, acidar, acidificar, acidular, agriar, amargar, asperear, avinagrar | |
| Catalan | acetificar, acidificar, acidular, agrir-se, amargar, asprejar, avinagrar-se, picar-se, repuntar-se | |
| Nouns | acid | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| Meaning | Turn acidic. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | acetify | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify | Turn basic and less acidic |
| Spanish | acidificar | |
| Catalan | acetificar, acidificar | |
| Nouns | acid | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| acidification | the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid | |
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