Meanings
verbalcoholize (third-person singular simple present alcoholizes, present participle alcoholizing, simple past and past participle alcoholized)
present singular third person alcoholizes · participle present alcoholizing · participle past alcoholized · past alcoholized
- To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
- To subject to the influence of alcohol
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishalcoholize
Translations
Catalan alcoholitzar, alcoholitzar
- alcoholitzarconvert into alcohol
- alcoholitzarinfuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit
- alcoholitzarsubject to the influence of alcohol
Italian alcolizzare, alcolizzare
- alcolizzareconvert into alcohol
- alcolizzareinfuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit
- alcolizzaresubject to the influence of alcohol
Polish alkoholizować, alkoholizować
- alkoholizowaćconvert into alcohol
- alkoholizowaćinfuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit
- alkoholizowaćsubject to the influence of alcohol
Portuguese alcoolizar, alcoolizar
- alcoolizarinfuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit
- alcoolizarsubject to the influence of alcohol
Romanian alcooliza
- alcoolizaconvert into alcohol
Spanish alcoholizar
- alcoholizarconvert into alcohol
Cite this entry
APA
alcoholize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcoholize
MLA
“alcoholize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcoholize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcoholize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcoholize.
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