volatilize
[vol-uh-tl-ahyz]
verb (used without object), vol·a·til·ized, vol·a·til·iz·ing.
to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
verb (used with object), vol·a·til·ized, vol·a·til·iz·ing.
to make volatile; cause to pass off as vapor.
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dehydrate, vaporize, clear, desiccate, parch, melt, dispel, concentrate, weaken, disperse, fade, pass, evanesce, vanish, disappear, dissipate, dehumidify, dematerialize, evanish
Also especially British, vol·a·til·ise.
Origin of volatilize
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Examples from the Web for volatilize
Historical Examples of volatilize
Do they dissolve and volatilize, and come back again into the air, so that we are breathing pins without knowing it?
It will not volatilize at a low red heat, nor will it decompose.
The mirror will volatilize harmlessly at the temperature of melting mercury, but the torpedoes must be destroyed.
Spacehounds of IPCEdward Elmer Smith
It must not be hot enough, however, to volatilize the sulfuric acid.
Detection of the Common Food AdulterantsEdwin M. Bruce
The heat to which it was exposed was sufficient to volatilize the most infusible substances known to exist.
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'Thomas Orchard
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