ionate


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Verb1.ionate - add ions to
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
de-ionate - remove ions from; "ionate thyroxine"
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