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Acidify (Verb)

Make sour or more sour.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The citric acid in the lemons serves to acidify the tea and create a tangy flavor.
Exposure to air can cause the vinegar to acidify over time and lose its potency.
She carefully selected ingredients to acidify the dish and achieve the perfect balance of flavors.
He learned that bacteria can acidify the stomach and cause digestive problems if not controlled.
Lemon juice was added to the sauce in an attempt to acidify it and remove the metallic taste.

Turn acidic; "the solution acetified".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The falling pH levels in the lake began to acidify the water, causing harm to the aquatic ecosystem.
As the fruit ripened, it started to acidify, releasing a more intense flavor profile.
Exposure to carbon dioxide caused the rainwater to acidify, resulting in acid rain.
Contact with certain minerals caused the groundwater to acidify, making it corrosive to pipes.
The high levels of sulfur dioxide emissions started to acidify the soil, killing off many plant species.