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saponify
 
Verb saponify has 2 senses
  1. saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
    --1 is one way to     change
    Derived form: noun saponification1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. saponify - convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
    --2 is one way to     change, alter, modify
    Derived forms: noun saponification1, noun soap1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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