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to deacidify

to deacidify

7.7
To remove acid from something, especially old paper or wine, to stop damage
  • verb
  • /diːˈæsɪdɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desacidificar
  • Technicians regularly deacidify museum artifacts to prevent long-term damage.

Examples

  • Special chemicals are used to deacidify old paper documents in archives.

  • The process to deacidify wine helps improve its taste and stability.

  • We need to deacidify the documents.

  • They deacidified the wine to improve its taste.

  • To prolong the life of your old photographs, you should deacidify the paper using a special treatment.

  • Restorers often use chemicals to deacidify artworks and prevent further damage from acidic materials.

  • Libraries employ methods to deacidify their collection of rare books, ensuring they can be preserved for future readers.

Synonyms

to neutralize
vsto deacidify
  • Specialized
19 5.8

To make an acid or other chemical safe by a reaction

removes acid to prevent deterioration instead of making substance merely harmless
to alkalify
vsto deacidify
  • Specialized
9.9

To make water or soil less acidic

removes acid specifically to prevent damage rather than just raising pH

Antonyms

to acidify
1 6.1

To make something more acidic or sour

How Neutral

to alkalinize
  • Specialized
1 9.0
to neutralize
  • Specialized
19 5.8
to deacidify
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

deacidify infinitive
deacidified past
deacidified past participle
deacidifying present participle
deacidifies third person singular

Morphology

deacidify = acidify (transparent) = de + acid + ify

The prefix 'de-' clearly reverses or removes the effect of 'acidify', giving the meaning 'remove acid from'.

Etymology

Deacidify comes from three parts: de- meaning 'remove', like in defrost, acid meaning 'acid', and -ify meaning 'make', like in simplify. So to deacidify something is to 'make it free of acid', for example removing acid from old paper or wine to prevent damage.