vape

verb

vaped; vaping

transitive + intransitive

: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
This electronic cigarette … contains a small reservoir of liquid nicotine solution that is vaporized to form an aerosol mist. The user "vapes," or puffs on the vapor, to get a hit of the addictive nicotine …John Tierney
When a person tokes, eats or vapes cannabis, a wave of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, washes into the brain.Laura Sanders
vaper noun
The problem is that little is known about the precise dangers of being in the same space as a vaper indulging their e-habit. Amber Dance

Examples of vape in a Sentence

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Such programs are credited with dramatic reductions in smoking — and more recently vaping — among teens. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025 And Hacks‘ Robby Hoffman vaped on stage before announcing the winner for cinematography. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 Recently, she was pictured vaping while in an inflatable canoe off the beach in Brighton. Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 So is vaping safer and less harmful than smoking tobacco? Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vape

Word History

Etymology

short for vapor entry 1, in reference to the aerosol produced by the cigarette, by analogy with smoke entry 2

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vape was in 1999

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“Vape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vape. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

vape

verb
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid

Medical Definition

vape

verb
vaped; vaping

intransitive verb

: to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette or similar device like someone smoking a conventional cigarette

transitive verb

: to inhale or exhale the vapor of
vaper noun
Vapers can inhale huge numbers of very small aerosol particles into the lung's tiniest airways. Janet Raloff, Science News
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