"alkalify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: alkalifies [present, singular, third-person], alkalifying [participle, present], alkalified [participle, past], alkalified [past]
Etymology: From alkali + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alkali|fy}} 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
    Sense id: en-alkalify-en-verb-rOdQWDmY
  2. (intransitive) To become changed into an alkali. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: alkalinize
    Sense id: en-alkalify-en-verb-Gn-Mr3IM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: basify Derived forms: alkalifiable

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To render (more) alkaline (less acidic)."
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        "To become changed into an alkali."
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        "(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali."
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