alkalize

American  

[al-kuh-lahyz] / ˈæl kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, alkalinize

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.

alkalized, alkalizing

1. to make or become alkaline.

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alkalize British  

/ ˈælkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make alkaline

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Other Word Forms

• alkalizable adjective
• alkalization noun
• alkalizer noun

Etymology

Origin of alkalize

First recorded in 1740–50; alkal(i) + -ize

Example Sentences

As far as my life goes, I was able to alkalize those feelings into something I thought I could put out into the world to make change, and now I don’t know.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2020

And three times daily the doctors alkalize the patient with potus imperialis, a drink of � oz. cream of tartar dissolved in 3 pints of water, sweetened and flavored with lemon peel.

From Time Magazine Archive

The carbonate and bicarbonate of soda tend to alkalize the system; the colon bacilli prevent putrefaction and toxemia; calomel and purge clean out the gall bladder and bowels.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is the way we always get rid of hazardous emotions: we destroy them as we alkalize acids.

From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)