vaporize
to become converted into vapor.
to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly.
Origin of vaporize
1- 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.
The Crack of Doom | Robert CromieThe heat supplied to the chamber must be sufficient to vaporise the oil, but not great enough to decompose it.
Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained | Walter C. Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for vaporize
vaporise
/ (ˈveɪpəˌraɪz) /
to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state
to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly
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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