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alcoholize

alcoholize verb: to convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification.

Verb

alcoholize (third-person singular simple present alcoholizes, present participle alcoholizing, simple past and past participle alcoholized)

  1. To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
  2. To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
  3. To subject to the influence of alcohol
  4. (obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder

Forms of alcoholize

third-person singular presentalcoholizes
present participlealcoholizing
past participlealcoholized
pastalcoholized

Origin of alcoholize

From alcohol + -ize.

Words formed from alcoholize

Questions about alcoholize

What does alcoholize mean?
Alcoholize means to convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification.
What part of speech is alcoholize?
Alcoholize is a verb.
What is the past tense of alcoholize?
The past tense of alcoholize is alcoholized.

Words near alcoholize in the dictionary

  1. alcoholist
  2. alcoholists
  3. alcoholizable
  4. alcoholization
  5. alcoholizations
  6. alcoholize
  7. alcoholized
  8. alcoholizes
  9. alcoholizing
  10. alcoholless
  11. alcoholly

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