verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To render (more) alkaline (less acidic). transitive

   "The process was required to alkalify the basic mixture before hardening."

2. 2
   turn basic and less acidic wordnet
3. 3
   To become changed into an alkali. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

basifyacidifyalkalinizealkalisealkalizealkalize

Antonyms

All antonyms

acidify

Example

More examples

"The process was required to alkalify the basic mixture before hardening."

Etymology

From alkali + -fy.

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