acetify v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidify}, {acidulate}, {acetify}] [ant: {dulcify}, {dulcorate}, {edulcorate}, {sweeten}] 2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acidify}, {acetify}] [ant: {alkalify}, {alkalise}, {alkalize}, {basify}]
Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acetified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acetifying}.] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.] To convert into acid or vinegar. [1913 Webster]
Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. i. To turn acid. --Encyc. Dom. Econ. [1913 Webster]