acetify

A1C3E1T1I1F4Y4
/əˈsiːtɪfaɪ/

verb

To convert into acid or vinegar.

Similar
souracidifyacidulate
OriginLatin acetum →
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Meanings

verbacetify (third-person singular simple present acetifies, present participle acetifying, simple past and past participle acetified)

present singular third person acetifies · participle present acetifying · participle past acetified · past acetified

  1. transitiveTo convert into acid or vinegar.
  2. intransitiveTo turn acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake sour or more sour

Similar
souracidifyacidulate
Broader
change taste

verbturn acidic

Similar
acidify
Broader
change stateturn
Also see
acidifyacidulatesour

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinacetum“vinegar”
  2. Englishacetify

From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) + -fy or back-formation from acetification.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Catalan acetificar
  • acetificarconvert into acid or vinegar
Latin acētificō
  • acētificōconvert into acid or vinegar
Portuguese acetificar
  • acetificarconvert into acid or vinegar
Spanish acetificar
  • acetificarconvert into acid or vinegar
Turkish ekşimek
  • ekşimekturn acid
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APA

acetify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetify

MLA

“acetify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetify.

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