saponify

To convert (an ester) by saponification.

To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.

To undergo saponification.

To convert into soap by combination with an alkali.

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.

to convert a fat or oil into soap; to be converted into soap

to hydrolyze an ester using an alkali

convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali

become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali