basify

 [bey-suh-fahy]  

ba·si·fy

   [bey-suh-fahy]
verb (used with object), ba·si·fied, ba·si·fy·ing.
to raise the pH of (a substance) above 7, thus making it alkaline.
Origin:
1840–50; base1 + -ify

Related forms
ba·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
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basify (ˈbeɪsɪˌfaɪ)
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to make basic

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