basify

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verb

To make more basic (less acidic).

Similar
alkalifyalkalizealkalise
Opposite
acidify
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Meanings

verbbasify (third-person singular simple present basifies, present participle basifying, simple past and past participle basified)

present singular third person basifies · participle present basifying · participle past basified · past basified

  1. chemistryTo make more basic (less acidic).

    Synonyms: alkalify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make more basic (less acidic).

Similar
alkalify
Opposite
acidify

More synonyms by meaning

verbturn basic and less acidic

Similar
alkalizealkalisealkalify
Broader
change stateturn
Also see
alkalifyalkalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From base + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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