vitriol
To subject to bitter verbal abuseTo subject to bitter verbal abuse.
» I heard more vitriol in the debate than reasoned argument.
У суперечці я чув більше жовчу, ніж розумної аргументації.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
subject to bitter verbal abuse
(transitive)To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
(colloquial, transitive)To vitriolize.
Examples
3 sentencesI heard more vitriol in the debate than reasoned argument.
У суперечці я чув більше жовчу, ніж розумної аргументації.
Sulfuric acid was once known as "oil of vitriol."
deFrüher wurde Schwefelsäure als „Vitriolöl“ bezeichnet.
Sulfuric acid was already known to medieval alchemists as oil of vitriol.
deAls Vitriolöl war Schwefelsäure schon den Alchimisten des Mittelalters bekannt.
Origin
From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfFrom Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).
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Forms
vitriols, vitrioling, vitrioled, vitrioled| Base form | vitriol · to vitriol |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vitriols |
| Present participle | vitrioling |
| Past simple | vitrioled / vitriolled |
| Past participle | vitrioled / vitriolled |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle