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transitive. To make alkaline; to impregnate or charge with alkali. Occasionally intransitive.
transitive. = alkalize, v.
transitive. To make alkaline; (in early use) to convert into an alkali.
transitive. To make alkaline.
transitive. To treat with alkali or an alkaline solution; to alkalize. Obsolete. rare.