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a·cid·u·late
(ə-sĭj′ə-lāt′)tr. & intr.v. a·cid·u·lat·ed, a·cid·u·lat·ing, a·cid·u·lates
To make or become slightly acid.
[acidul(ous) + -ate.]
a·cid′u·la′tion n.
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acidulate
(əˈsɪdjʊˌleɪt)vb
(tr) to make slightly acid or sour
[C18: acidulous + -ate1]
aˌciduˈlation n
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a•cid•u•late
(əˈsɪdʒ əˌleɪt)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to make somewhat acid.
2. to sour; embitter.
[1725–35]
a•cid`u•la′tion, n.
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acidulate
Past participle: acidulated
Gerund: acidulating
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| Present |
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| I acidulate |
| you acidulate |
| he/she/it acidulates |
| we acidulate |
| you acidulate |
| they acidulate |
| Preterite |
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| I acidulated |
| you acidulated |
| he/she/it acidulated |
| we acidulated |
| you acidulated |
| they acidulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am acidulating |
| you are acidulating |
| he/she/it is acidulating |
| we are acidulating |
| you are acidulating |
| they are acidulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have acidulated |
| you have acidulated |
| he/she/it has acidulated |
| we have acidulated |
| you have acidulated |
| they have acidulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was acidulating |
| you were acidulating |
| he/she/it was acidulating |
| we were acidulating |
| you were acidulating |
| they were acidulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had acidulated |
| you had acidulated |
| he/she/it had acidulated |
| we had acidulated |
| you had acidulated |
| they had acidulated |
| Future |
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| I will acidulate |
| you will acidulate |
| he/she/it will acidulate |
| we will acidulate |
| you will acidulate |
| they will acidulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have acidulated |
| you will have acidulated |
| he/she/it will have acidulated |
| we will have acidulated |
| you will have acidulated |
| they will have acidulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be acidulating |
| you will be acidulating |
| he/she/it will be acidulating |
| we will be acidulating |
| you will be acidulating |
| they will be acidulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been acidulating |
| you have been acidulating |
| he/she/it has been acidulating |
| we have been acidulating |
| you have been acidulating |
| they have been acidulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been acidulating |
| you will have been acidulating |
| he/she/it will have been acidulating |
| we will have been acidulating |
| you will have been acidulating |
| they will have been acidulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been acidulating |
| you had been acidulating |
| he/she/it had been acidulating |
| we had been acidulating |
| you had been acidulating |
| they had been acidulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would acidulate |
| you would acidulate |
| he/she/it would acidulate |
| we would acidulate |
| you would acidulate |
| they would acidulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have acidulated |
| you would have acidulated |
| he/she/it would have acidulated |
| we would have acidulated |
| you would have acidulated |
| they would have acidulated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
acidulate
To make food slightly acid (e.g. by adding lemon juice or vinegar).
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Verb 1. [画像:acidulate - make sour or more sour]acidulate - make sour or more sour
change taste - alter the flavor of
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