Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become slightly acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To tincture with an acid; render somewhat acid or sourish.
- Figuratively, to sour, as the mind; embitter; make cross or captious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make something slightly, or moderately
acid ; toacidify - verb transitive To make
sour in amoderate degree ; to sour somewhat - verb transitive To use an
acidic catalyst . The chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change inph . Used in the processing ofbiodiesel co-products.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make sour or more sour
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He sits on a rime-covered steel chest, pours a thick sludge of RonRico and lime juice into his travel cup and drinks the acidulate, relishing the chill around his heart and the tingle in his tongue, evidence of life, non est disputandum.
Felder on Ice David Ackley 2011
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"I love the word 'acidulate,'" explains Leslie Tormer.
Heard By a Bird: July 25 Sparrow 2008
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She moved a little closer to Cecil in a rather pathetic gesture of reliance upon that acidulate, bloodless comradeship that was all he had to offer her.
Tour de Force Brand, Christianna, 1907- 1955
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_Potassium_ may be determined by precipitation as potassium platino-chloride thus: -- Dissolve 0.5 gramme in a small quantity (say 10 c.c.) of water, and carefully acidulate with hydrochloric acid, evaporate the resultant liquor to dryness in a tared platinum basin, and heat the residue gradually to dull redness.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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A rough way is to concentrate somewhat, acidulate with hydrochloric acid, and collect and weigh the precipitate thrown down on standing.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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Alkali blue 6 B, After dyeing rinse, then acidulate as above and wash well.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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A cup of roselle juice diluted is better to acidulate with than the lemon juice.
The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan Mary Kennedy Core
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After thoroughly shaking, acidulate with dilute hydrochloric acid, when a blue coloration will be produced if prussic acid is present.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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If tomatoes are not used, acidulate a combination of tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers.
The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan Mary Kennedy Core
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To apply the test, strongly acidulate with acetic acid, and then add a few drops of recently prepared potassic ferrocyanide solution.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
MaryW commented on the word acidulate
Example sentences so far are all for the literal sense--making more acidic or sour. A figurative example:
"This remark produced a mild sensation, and the Coroner became even more acidulated in manner than before." Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body?
October 10, 2015