1. to make or become salty or containing salt
Usage: third person singular present tense of salinize

Examples

• The irrigation system salinizes the soil over time.
• Seawater intrusion salinizes the coastal aquifer.
• The factory’s discharge salinizes the nearby river.
• Excessive fertilizer use salinizes agricultural land.
• The salt mine runoff salinizes the groundwater.
• Poor drainage salinizes the crop fields.