vitriolize means to convert into a vitriol. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Compare French vitrioliser.
verb
- To convert into a vitriol.
- To injure (a person) with sulfuric acid, as by throwing it upon the face.
- To poison with vitriol.“Similarly, Something for Everyone was described as “an innocent seeming piece of Bavarian chocolate that has been vitriolized by hypodermic injection.””