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vitriolize

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vit⋅ri⋅ol⋅ize

[vi-tree-uh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to treat with or change into vitriol.
2. to injure or burn with sulfuric acid.
Also, especially British, vit⋅ri⋅ol⋅ise.


Origin:
1685–95; vitriol + -ize


vit⋅ri⋅ol⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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