zakwaszać
//zaˈkfa.ʂat͡ɕ/ | /zaˈkfa.ʂat͡ɕ//
Polishverb
Definitions
- 1.to pickle; to leaven (to ferment a vegetable so as to preserve it, giving it a sour taste in the process)
- 2.to sour (to cause to taste sour)
- 3.to acidify (to saturate with acid)
- 4.to burn (to cause muscle pain as a result of intense exertion)
- 5.to pickle; to leaven (of vegetables, to undergo preservational fermentation)
- 6.to acidify (to become saturated with acid)
- 7.to feel the burn (to feel muscle pain as a result of intense exertion)
- 8.colloquialto acidify (to cause an abundance of acid in the body)
- 9.obsoleteto sour (to make unpleasent)
- 10.obsoleteto devour, to bite off
- 11.obsoleteto harden steel
- 12.colloquialto acidify (of the body, to obtain an abundance of acid)
- 13.obsoleteto sour (to become unpleasent)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- ukwaszać
- hartować
- kisić się
- kwasić się
Etymology
From zakwasić + -ać. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Slovincian zakwaszac.