Main Entry: va·por·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): va·por·ized; va·por·iz·ing

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>intransitive verb 1 : to become vaporized
2 : vapor 2

— va·por·iz·able \-ˌrī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— va·por·i·za·tion \ˌvā-pər-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun