What is "acetify"

Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acetified; p. pr. & vb. n. Acetifying.] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.] To convert into acid or vinegar.

Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. i. To turn acid.
--Encyc. Dom. Econ.

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To convert into acid or vinegar. 2 (context intransitive English) To turn acid

1. v. make sour or more sour [syn: sour, acidify, acidulate] [ant: sweeten]

2. turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: acidify] [ant: alkalize]

3. [also: acetified]