Vaporize
11vaporize — 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 >… …
12vaporize — vaporizable, adj. /vay peuh ruyz /, v., vaporized, vaporizing. v.t. 1. to cause to change into vapor. v.i. 2. to become converted into vapor. 3. to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly. Also, esp. Brit., vaporise. [1625 35; VAPOR + IZE] * * …
13vaporize — verb Turn into vapour …
14vaporize — 1. To convert a solid or liquid into a vapor. 2. To apply a vapor therapeutically. * * * va·por·ize also Brit va·por·ise vā pə .rīz vb, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing vt to convert from a liquid or solid into a vapor < …
15vaporize — Synonyms and related words: aerate, aerify, atomize, blow to pieces, blow up, brain, bring down, bring to ruin, burn to death, carbonate, chlorinate, condemn, confound, consume, cut down, cut to pieces, damn, deal a deathblow, deal destruction,… …
16vaporize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exhale, sublimate, volatize; see evaporate 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. humidify, mist, steam, fume. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To pass off as vapor, especially when heated: boil away, evaporate, volatilize.… …
17vaporize — va|por|ize also vaporise BrE [ˈveıpəraız] v [I and T] to change into a vapour, or to make something, especially a liquid, do this …
18vaporize — va|por|ize [ veıpə,raız ] verb intransitive or transitive to become a vapor, or to change something into a vapor ╾ va|por|i|za|tion [ ,veıpərı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …
19vaporize — or vaporise verb convert or be converted into vapour. Derivatives vaporable adjective vaporizable adjective vaporization noun …
20vaporize — v. a. Evaporate, convert into vapor …
