basify

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verb

ba·si·fy ˈbā-sə-ˌfī

basified; basifying

transitive verb

: to convert into a base or make alkaline

basification

ˌbā-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən

noun

basification

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noun

ba·si·fi·ca·tion ˌbā-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən

plural -s

: the act or process of basifying

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1816, in the meaning defined above

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