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