"alkalify" meaning in All languages combined

See alkalify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: alkalifies [present, singular, third-person], alkalifying [participle, present], alkalified [participle, past], alkalified [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali English -fy English alkalify From alkali + -fy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|alkali|-fy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali English -fy English alkalify [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "اَلْقِلْي", "gloss" : "alkali, ashes of the saltwort", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ق ل ي", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "قلي", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "alcali", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "alcali", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alkali", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-fy", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alkalify", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="alkalify"> From alkali + -fy. Head templates: {{en-verb}} alkalify (third-person singular simple present alkalifies, present participle alkalifying, simple past and past participle alkalified)
  1. (transitive) To render (more) alkaline (less acidic). Tags: transitive
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  2. (intransitive) To become changed into an alkali. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: alkalinize
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: basify Derived forms: alkalifiable

Inflected forms

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