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- [uh-sij-uh-leyt]
- /əˈsɪdʒ əˌleɪt/
- /əsˈɪdjʊlˌeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-sij-uh-leyt]
- /əˈsɪdʒ əˌleɪt/
Definitions of acidulate word
- verb acidulate to make slightly acid or sour 3
- verb transitive acidulate to make somewhat acid or sour 3
- verb with object acidulate to make somewhat acid. 1
- verb with object acidulate to sour; embitter. 1
- noun acidulate Make slightly acidic. 1
- verb acidulate (Transitive Verb) To make something slightly, or moderately acid; to acidify. 0
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Origin of acidulate
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; acidul(ous) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Acidulate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acidulate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
acidulate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acidulate
noun acidulate
- thicken — make thicker
- acerbate — to embitter or exasperate
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- clot — A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
verb acidulate
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- disillusion — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- disaffect — to alienate the affection, sympathy, or support of; make discontented or disloyal: The dictator's policies had soon disaffected the people.
Antonyms for acidulate
verb acidulate
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
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