alcoholize

American  

[al-kuh-haw-lahyz, -ho-] / ˈæl kə hɔˌlaɪz, -hɒ- /

especially British, alcoholise

verb (used with object)

alcoholized, alcoholizing

1. to convert into an alcohol.

2. to treat or saturate with an alcohol.

3. to place under the influence of alcoholic beverages; make drunk; besot.

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alcoholize British  

/ ˈælkəhɒˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to turn into alcoholic drink, as by fermenting or mixing with alcohol

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Other Word Forms

• alcoholization
  noun
• overalcoholize
  verb (used with object)
• unalcoholized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of alcoholize

First recorded in 1680–90; alcohol + -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

alcoholize alcoholized

Is it fraudulent to aromatize, alcoholize, and water wines?

From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)

The wheat should be damped with water containing 10 parts in 100 of alcoholized caustic soda; at the expiration of one hour the envelopes of the pericarp, and of the testa Nos.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

An anti-alcoholic serum obtained from alcoholized horses has been advocated by Dr Sapelier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Honours which used to be reserved for men who did brave deeds, or thought brave thoughts, are reserved for persons who have done nothing but sell so many buckets of alcoholized fluid.

From The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour by Runciman, James