acidulate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈsɪdʒʊ.leɪt/

Verb

Plain form acidulate

Third-person singular acidulates

Past tense acidulated

Past participle acidulated

Present participle acidulating

1. (transitive) If you make something acidulate, you make it taste more sour.
   • Synonyms: sour, acidify and acetify
   • Antonyms: sweeten, dulcify, dulcorate and edulcorate

   Adding a lemon into the pie acidulated it.

Related words

• acid
• acidulent
• acidulous