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vitriolize
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vitriolize, v. t. [Cf. F. vitrioliser.].
- To convert into a vitriol; to vitriolate. [1913 Webster]
- To injure (a person) with vitriol, or sulphuric acid, as by throwing it upon the face. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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