Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mercurialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mercurializing}.] 1. (Med.) To affect with mercury. 2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury. Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. i. To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]