Definitions

1. verb

to treat or convert into a sulfate, or to add a sulfate to (a substance)

“The chemist decided to sulfatize the metal to make it more reactive.”

2. verb

to add a sulfate to (water) to soften it

“The water treatment plant sulfatized the water to make it safe for drinking.”

3. verb

to convert (a mineral) into a sulfate

“The geologist studied the rock and discovered it had been sulfatized by ancient groundwater.”