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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive & transitive verb To change or cause to change to an ester.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To form an ester from.

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  • verb chemistry (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester

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  • verb change (a compound) into an ester

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ester +‎ -ify

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