verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
2. 2
   change (a compound) into an ester wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acrylateesterificateesterize

Antonyms

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hydrolyze

Etymology

From ester + -ify.