Pronunciation: ' b ā -s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: circa 1847
: to convert into a base or make alkaline
– ba · si · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ b ā -s ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
Pronunciation: ' b ā -s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: circa 1847
: to convert into a base or make alkaline
– ba · si · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ b ā -s ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012