acidulate

a·cid·u·late

A0057900 (ə-sĭj′ə-lāt′)tr. & intr.v. a·cid·u·lat·ed, a·cid·u·lat·ing, a·cid·u·lates To make or become slightly acid.

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[acidul(ous) + -ate.]

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a·cid′u·la′tion n.

acidulate

(əˈsɪdjʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) to make slightly acid or sour[C18: acidulous + -ate¹] aˌciduˈlation n

a•cid•u•late

(əˈsɪdʒ əˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to make somewhat acid. 2. to sour; embitter. [1725–35] a•cid`u•la′tion, n.

acidulate

Past participle: acidulated
Gerund: acidulating

Imperative
acidulate
acidulate

Present
I acidulate
you acidulate
he/she/it acidulates
we acidulate
you acidulate
they acidulate

Preterite
I acidulated
you acidulated
he/she/it acidulated
we acidulated
you acidulated
they acidulated

Present Continuous
I am acidulating
you are acidulating
he/she/it is acidulating
we are acidulating
you are acidulating
they are acidulating

Present Perfect
I have acidulated
you have acidulated
he/she/it has acidulated
we have acidulated
you have acidulated
they have acidulated

Past Continuous
I was acidulating
you were acidulating
he/she/it was acidulating
we were acidulating
you were acidulating
they were acidulating

Past Perfect
I had acidulated
you had acidulated
he/she/it had acidulated
we had acidulated
you had acidulated
they had acidulated

Future
I will acidulate
you will acidulate
he/she/it will acidulate
we will acidulate
you will acidulate
they will acidulate

Future Perfect
I will have acidulated
you will have acidulated
he/she/it will have acidulated
we will have acidulated
you will have acidulated
they will have acidulated

Future Continuous
I will be acidulating
you will be acidulating
he/she/it will be acidulating
we will be acidulating
you will be acidulating
they will be acidulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acidulating
you have been acidulating
he/she/it has been acidulating
we have been acidulating
you have been acidulating
they have been acidulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acidulating
you will have been acidulating
he/she/it will have been acidulating
we will have been acidulating
you will have been acidulating
they will have been acidulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acidulating
you had been acidulating
he/she/it had been acidulating
we had been acidulating
you had been acidulating
they had been acidulating

Conditional
I would acidulate
you would acidulate
he/she/it would acidulate
we would acidulate
you would acidulate
they would acidulate

Past Conditional
I would have acidulated
you would have acidulated
he/she/it would have acidulated
we would have acidulated
you would have acidulated
they would have acidulated

acidulate

To make food slightly acid (e.g. by adding lemon juice or vinegar).

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

acidulate - make sour or more sour acetify, acidify, sourchange taste - alter the flavor of

Translations

acidulare