ionize

To convert or be converted totally or partially into ions.

To Ionicize.

In physical chemistry: To separate into ions: said of the solvent in which an electrolyte is dissolved.

To produce ions in (air or other gas): said of Röntgen rays, of cathode and various other rays, of the electric field, of a glowing metal, and of violet light.

to dissociate into ions, as by dissolution in water or another polar solvent.

To convert (an atom or molecule) into ions, e. g. by dissolving in water, by reaction with acid or alkali, or by interaction with ionizing radiation. See ionization.

To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.

become converted into ions

convert into ions