volatilize

[vol-uh-tl-ahyz]

vol·a·til·ize

[vol-uh-tl-ahyz] verb, vol·a·til·ized, vol·a·til·iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make volatile; cause to pass off as vapor.

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So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
Also, especially British, vol·a·til·ise.


Origin:
1650–60; volatile + -ize

vol·a·til·iz·a·ble, adjective
vol·a·til·i·za·tion, noun
vol·a·til·iz·er, noun
non·vol·a·til·iz·a·ble, adjective
non·vol·a·til·ized, adjective
EXPAND
un·vol·a·til·ized, adjective
COLLAPSE
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volatilize or volatilise (vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz)
 
vb
to change or cause to change from a solid or liquid to a vapour
 
volatilise or volatilise
 
vb
 
vo'latilizable or volatilise
 
adj
 
vo'latilisable or volatilise
 
adj
 
volatiliz'ation or volatilise
 
n
 
volatilis'ation or volatilise
 
n

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