alkalify

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verb

To render (more) alkaline (less acidic).

“The process was required to alkalify the basic mixture before hardening.”

Similar
alkalinizebasifyalkalizealkalise
Opposite
acidify
OriginEnglish alkali ← French alcali ← Medieval Latin alcali →
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Meanings

verbalkalify (third-person singular simple present alkalifies, present participle alkalifying, simple past and past participle alkalified)

present singular third person alkalifies · participle present alkalifying · participle past alkalified · past alkalified

  1. transitiveTo render (more) alkaline (less acidic).

    The process was required to alkalify the basic mixture before hardening.

  2. intransitiveTo become changed into an alkali.

    Synonyms: alkalinize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become changed into an alkali.

Similar
alkalinize
Similar
basify
Opposite
acidify

More synonyms by meaning

verbturn basic and less acidic

Similar
alkalizealkalisebasify
Broader
change stateturn
Also see
alkalinizealkalizebasify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلْقِلْي (al-qily)
  2. Medieval Latinalcali
  3. Frenchalcali
  4. Englishalkali
  5. Englishalkalify

From alkali + -fy.

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APA

alkalify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalify

MLA

“alkalify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkalify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalify.

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