ALCOHOLISE
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)
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
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