ba·si·fy (bā′sə-fī′) tr.v. ba·si·fied ,
ba·si·fy·ing ,
ba·si·fies Chemistry 1. To convert into a base.
2. To make alkaline.
ba′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
ba′si·fi′er n.
basify (ˈbeɪsɪˌfaɪ ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (tr ) to make basic
ba•si•fy (ˈbeɪ səˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to raise the pH of (a substance) above 7, thus making it alkaline.
[1840–50]
ba`si•fi•ca′tion, n.
basify Past participle: basifiedGerund: basifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I basify you basify he/she/it basifies we basify you basify they basify
Preterite I basified you basified he/she/it basified we basified you basified they basified
Present Continuous I am basifying you are basifying he/she/it is basifying we are basifying you are basifying they are basifying
Present Perfect I have basified you have basified he/she/it has basified we have basified you have basified they have basified
Past Continuous I was basifying you were basifying he/she/it was basifying we were basifying you were basifying they were basifying
Past Perfect I had basified you had basified he/she/it had basified we had basified you had basified they had basified
Future I will basify you will basify he/she/it will basify we will basify you will basify they will basify
Future Perfect I will have basified you will have basified he/she/it will have basified we will have basified you will have basified they will have basified
Future Continuous I will be basifying you will be basifying he/she/it will be basifying we will be basifying you will be basifying they will be basifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been basifying you have been basifying he/she/it has been basifying we have been basifying you have been basifying they have been basifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been basifying you will have been basifying he/she/it will have been basifying we will have been basifying you will have been basifying they will have been basifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been basifying you had been basifying he/she/it had been basifying we had been basifying you had been basifying they had been basifying
Conditional I would basify you would basify he/she/it would basify we would basify you would basify they would basify
Past Conditional I would have basified you would have basified he/she/it would have basified we would have basified you would have basified they would have basified
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. basify - turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"chemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state ,
turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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basify - turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"