lemonize
verbEtymology From lemon + -ize.
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To add or apply lemon to.
- Small bits of ice, slightly salted or lemonized, will stop dizziness, headaches and indigestion.1918 January 23, Mazdaznan, volume 17, page 228:
- You can lemonise your lights, And grapefruitise your telly, You can run your hi-fi set on orange mousse.1980, The Electrical Review, volume 206, numbers 1-9:
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- Wear gloves at all times if possible, and after each washing rinse with lemonized water, and apply Lemon Lotion.1992, Benjamin Darling, Helpful Hints for Housewives: A Treasury of Tips for the Model Homemaker, page 45:
- Since Italian dishes can be on the oily side, learn to "lemonize" by ordering several lemon wedges that can help emulsify excess oil.1999, Ann Louise Gittleman, Super Nutrition for Men: Using Nutrition to Protect, Heal and Supercharge Your Body:
- Don't forget to "lemonize" when you add your flaxseed oil. Delicious. I encourage you to “lemonize” your salad by simply squeezing a lemon (or lime) over it instead of a restaurant dressing if you haven't brought your own.2002, Ann Louise Gittleman, The Complete Fat Flush Program, page 58:
- Not improbably in Oman itself the citron had been already considerably "lemonized," the latter fruit being more useful.2009, Emanuel Bonavia, The Cultivated Oranges and Lemons, Etc. of India and Ceylon: