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alcoholize

verb

  1. to saturate in or convert to alcohol
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English alcoholize From alcohol + -ize.

  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. To reduce to a fine powder