Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
al·co·hol·ize Variant:
also British al·co·hol·ise /'al-k&-"ho-"lIz/ Function:
transitiveverb Inflected Forms:
-ized also British -ised;
-iz·ing also British -is·ing 1 a : to treat or saturate withalcohol
b : to subject to the influence of alcohol
2 : to convert into alcohol —
al·co·hol·iza·tion also British al·co·hol·isa·tion /"al-k&-"hol-&-'zA-sh&n, -"häl-/ noun
[al-kuh-haw-lahyz, -ho-] 
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