Alkalize
ahd-5
intransitive verb.
To make alkaline.
intransitive verb.
To become an alkali.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To change into an alkali; communicate the properties of an alkali to; alkalify. Also spelled
alkalise
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To cause to become more
basic
and less
acidic
.
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verb.
turn basic and less acidic
Form
alkalized
alkalizing
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
change state
turn
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
acetify
acidify
acidulate
alkalify
borate
verb-form
alkalized
alkalizes
alkalizing