Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To convert or become converted to acetic acid or vinegar.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To convert into vinegar; make acetous.
- To become acetous; be converted into vinegar.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To convert into acid or vinegar.
- v. intransitive To turn acid - Encyc. Dom. Econ
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To convert into acid or vinegar.
- v. To turn acid.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make sour or more sour
- v. turn acidic
Etymologies
- From Latin acetum ("vinegar") + -fy or Back-formation from acetification. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The warmer the temperature up to around 85°F/30°C and the larger the surface area exposed to the air, the faster the liquid will acetify.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
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