acidulate
Verb
acidulate (third-person singular simple present acidulates, present participle acidulating, simple past and past participle acidulated)
1.to make somewhat acid.
2.to sour; embitter.
1.
(transitive) to make slightly acid or sour
Derived Formsacidulation, noun
Word OriginC18, acidulous + -ate1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollinsPublishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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