vitriolize

== English == === Etymology === Compare French vitrioliser. === Verb === vitriolize (third-person singular simple present vitriolizes, present participle vitriolizing, simple past and past participle vitriolized)(transitive, dated) To convert into a vitriol. Synonyms: vitriol (verb), vitriolate (verb) To injure (a person) with sulfuric acid, as by throwing it upon the face. To poison with vitriol. ==== See also ==== === References === “vitriolize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.