Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "acidify" shine yin ko zama acidic. Wannan yana iya komawa ga tsarin sinadarai wanda ake ƙara wani abu mai acidic a cikin maganin rage pH ɗinsa, ko kuma tsarin halitta wanda abu ya zama mai ƙara acidic akan lokaci saboda halayen sunadarai daban-daban. Gaba ɗaya, acidification na iya haifar da mummunan tasiri a kan muhalli da kuma a kan rayayyun halittu, kamar yadda yawancin nau'in jinsuna suna kula da canje-canje a pH.