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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sa·pon·i·fy /səˈpɑnəˌfaɪ/
 (vt.)使皂化

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 sa·pon·i·fy /səˈpɑnəˌfaɪ/ 動詞
 皂化,使皂化

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sa·pon·i·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saponified p. pr. & vb. n. Saponifying ]  To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence Chem., to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 saponify
      v 1: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid
           and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali;
           "the oil saponified"
      2: 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"
      [also: saponified]