acidify means to make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
acidify is pronounced /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/.
Etymology
From acid + -ify, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”); compare French acidifier.
verb
- To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
- To neutralize alkalis.“to acidify sugar”
- To sour; to embitter.“[H]is thin existence all acidified into rage”