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Vaporize — Vap o*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaporized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaporizing}.] [Cf. F. vaporiser.] To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially. [1913 Webster] {Vaporizing surface}. (Steam Boilers) See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vaporize — Vap o*rize, v. i. To pass off in vapor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaporize — 1630s, from VAPOR (Cf. vapor) + IZE (Cf. ize). Originally smoke tobacco; later convert into vapor (1803), and spray with fine mist (1900). Related: Vaporized; vaporizing … Etymology dictionary
vaporize — (Amer.) va·por·ize || veɪpÉ™raɪz v. convert into vapor, convert into a gaseous state; become converted into vapor, become dissipated (also vaporise) … English contemporary dictionary
vaporize — (also vaporise) ► VERB ▪ convert into vapour. DERIVATIVES vaporization noun … English terms dictionary
vaporize — [vā′pə rīz΄] vt., vi. vaporized, vaporizing to change into vapor, as by heating or spraying vaporization n … English World dictionary
vaporize — UK [ˈveɪpəraɪz] / US [ˈveɪpəˌraɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms vaporize : present tense I/you/we/they vaporize he/she/it vaporizes present participle vaporizing past tense vaporized past participle vaporized to become a vapour, or… … English dictionary
vaporize — [[t]ve͟ɪpəraɪz[/t]] vaporizes, vaporizing, vaporized V ERG If a liquid or solid vaporizes or if you vaporize it, it changes into vapour or gas. The benzene vaporized and formed a huge cloud of gas... [V n] The blast may have vaporised the… … English dictionary
vaporize and condense — index distill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vaporize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1803 transitive verb 1. to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor 2. to cause to become dissipated 3. to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor < a tank vaporized by a shell >… … New Collegiate Dictionary
