ALCOHOLISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alcoholise mean? 

• ALCOHOLISE (verb)
  The verb ALCOHOLISE has 2 senses:

1. treat or infuse with alcohol

2. make alcoholic, as by fermenting

  Familiarity information: ALCOHOLISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALCOHOLISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they alcoholise    ... he / she / it alcoholises   
Past simple: alcoholised   
Past participle: alcoholised   
-ing form: alcoholising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat or infuse with alcohol

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

alcoholise; alcoholize

Context example:

alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator

Hypernyms (to "alcoholise" is one way to...):

impregnate; saturate (infuse or fill completely)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make alcoholic, as by fermenting

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

alcoholise; alcoholize

Context example:

alcoholize prunes

Hypernyms (to "alcoholise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something