Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To add vitamins to a substance, typically food, as a supplement or fortification. This process is done to increase the nutritional value of the item.

Usage

• The verb "vitaminise" describes the specific action of enriching a product with vitamins. It is most commonly used in contexts related to food science, nutrition, and manufacturing.
• It is a regular verb. Its principal parts are: vitaminise (base form), vitaminises (third-person singular present), vitaminised (past tense and past participle), vitaminising (present participle).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The company decided to vitaminise its breakfast cereal to appeal to health-conscious consumers.
  • Many countries have laws to vitaminise staple foods like flour or milk to prevent deficiencies in the population.
  • This juice has been vitaminised with a blend of C and D.

Advanced Usage

• "to be vitaminised" (passive voice): Describes a product that has undergone the process of vitamin addition.
  • The margarine is vitaminised to match the nutritional profile of butter.

Variants and Related Words

• Vitaminize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning and usage as "vitaminise".
• Vitaminisation / Vitaminization (noun): The process or act of adding vitamins.
  • The vitaminisation of public food supplies is a common health policy.
• Fortify (verb): A broader synonym meaning to add nutrients or strengthen something. "Vitaminise" is a more specific type of fortification.
• Enrich (verb): Similar to fortify, meaning to improve the nutritional quality by adding nutrients.

Synonyms

• Fortify (with vitamins)
• Enrich (with vitamins)
• Supplement

Notes

• "Vitaminise" is a technical term primarily used in industrial, scientific, and nutritional contexts. In everyday conversation, people are more likely to say a food is "fortified with vitamins" or "vitamin-enriched."
• Do not confuse with simply vitamins. "Vitaminise" specifically refers to the them.

Verb

1. add vitamins as a supplement
   • vitaminized processed foods