acidify

A verb used to indicate the process of making or becoming acidic.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения процесса превращения в кислоту или повышения кислотности.esVerbo utilizado para indicar el proceso de convertir algo en ácido o de aumentar su acidez.frVerbe désignant le processus de transformation en acide ou d'augmentation de l'acidité d'une substance.deVerb, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, etwas in eine Säure umzuwandeln oder den Säuregehalt zu erhöhen.ptVerbo usado para indicar o processo de tornar algo ácido ou de aumentar sua acidez.zh指使某物变成酸或使酸度增加的过程，常用于化学或环境语境中。arفعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى عملية تحويل مادة ما إلى حمض أو زيادة درجة حموضتها.

1. Make sour or more sour B2 formal scientific

   To cause something to become sour or acidic in taste or nature.

   • Adding lemon juice will acidify the sauce.
   • The winemaker uses a specific process to acidify the wine.
   • You can acidify the soil by adding sulfur.

   ruПодкислитьesAcidificarfrRendre acide ou plus acidedeSäuernptAcidificarzh使变酸arتحميض

   Synonyms: acetifyacidulatesour

   Antonyms: basifysweeten

2. Turn acidic B2 formal scientific

   To become acidic or to cause a substance to become acidic in chemical composition.

   • The lake began to acidify due to industrial pollution.
   • When carbon dioxide dissolves in water, it can acidify the ocean.
   • The solution will acidify if left exposed to air.

   ruСтать кислымesAcidificarfrAcidifier (devenir acide)deSauer werdenptTornar ácidozh酸化arأَنْ يَصيرَ حامِضًا

   Synonyms: acetifyacidulatesour

   Antonyms: basifyneutralize

• acidified past participle
• acidified past simple
• acidifying present participle
• acidifies third person singular