alcoholize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈælkəhəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈalkəhəlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to treat or saturate with alcohol

The extract is made by alcoholizing the crushed herbs.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to treat or saturate with... spike fortify

Opposites

dealcoholize

Word family

Derived forms alcoholization

Related forms alcohol alcoholic

Etymology

From alcohol + -ize; from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder'), later applied to the spirit of wine.

al-kuḥl Arabic

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# alcoholize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈælkəhəˌlaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈalkəhəlaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to treat or saturate with alcohol

## Examples
- The extract is made by alcoholizing the crushed herbs.

## Synonyms
- spike
- fortify

## Antonyms
- dealcoholize

## Derived Forms
- alcoholization

## Related Forms
- alcohol
- alcoholic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: al-kuḥl

## Etymology
From alcohol + -ize; from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder'), later applied to the spirit of wine.

## AI Etymology
alcoholize comes from alcohol + -ize; from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder'), later applied to the spirit of wine. Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ize is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the verb sense is "to treat or saturate with alcohol", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as alcohol, alcoholic and derivatives such as alcoholization, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Arabic al-kuḥl, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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