nitrify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
  2. verb treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
    nitrogenise; nitrogenize.
  3. verb treat (soil) with nitrates

WordNet

Ni"tri*fy transitive verb
Etymology
Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See Niter.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Nitrified ; present participle & verbal noun Nitrifying
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.

Webster 1913