Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To convert or become converted to acetic acid or vinegar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To convert into vinegar; make acetous.
- To become acetous; be converted into vinegar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To turn acid.
- transitive verb To convert into acid or vinegar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To convert into acid or vinegar.
- verb intransitive To turn acid - Encyc. Dom. Econ
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make sour or more sour
- verb turn acidic
Etymologies
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From Latin acetum ("vinegar") + -fy or Back-formation from acetification.
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Examples
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The warmer the temperature up to around 85°F/30°C and the larger the surface area exposed to the air, the faster the liquid will acetify.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The warmer the temperature up to around 85°F/30°C and the larger the surface area exposed to the air, the faster the liquid will acetify.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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