vaporize

[ vey-puh-rahyz ]
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verb (used with object),va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing.
  1. to cause to change into vapor.

verb (used without object),va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing.
  1. to become converted into vapor.

  2. to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly.

Origin of vaporize

1
First recorded in 1625–35; vapor + -ize
  • Also especially British, va·por·ise .

Other words from vaporize

  • va·por·iz·a·ble, adjective
  • re·va·por·ize, verb, re·va·por·ized, re·va·por·iz·ing.
  • un·va·por·ized, adjective

Words that may be confused with vaporize

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How to use vaporize in a sentence

  • You may fuse iron, vaporise water, intermix the gases; but the molecules of all change little in such metamorphosis.

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  • The heat supplied to the chamber must be sufficient to vaporise the oil, but not great enough to decompose it.

British Dictionary definitions for vaporize

vaporize

vaporise

/ (ˈveɪpəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state

  2. to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly

  1. to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)

Derived forms of vaporize

  • vaporizable or vaporisable, adjective
  • vaporization or vaporisation, noun

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