alcoholize

English

Etymology

From alcohol +‎ -ize.

Verb

alcoholize (third-person singular simple present alcoholizes, present participle alcoholizing, simple past and past participle alcoholized)

1. To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
2. To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
3. To subject to the influence of alcohol
4. (obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder

Derived terms

• alcoholizable
• dealcoholize

Translations

convert into alcohol

• Italian: alcolizzare (it)
• Polish: alkoholizować impf
• Romanian: alcooliza (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: alkoholizirati
• Spanish: alcoholizar (es)

infuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit

• Catalan: alcoholitzar (ca)
• Italian: alcolizzare (it)
• Polish: alkoholizować impf
• Portuguese: alcoolizar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: alkoholizirati

subject to the influence of alcohol

• Catalan: alcoholitzar (ca)
• Italian: alcolizzare (it)
• Polish: alkoholizować impf
• Portuguese: alcoolizar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: alkoholizirati

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989