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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024va•por•ize /ˈveɪpəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. - Physicsto (cause to) change into vapor: [no object]At what temperature does alcohol vaporize?[~ + object]The heat from a hydrogen bomb blast would vaporize entire lakes.
va•por•i•za•tion /ˌveɪpərəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024va•por•ize (vā′pə rīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - Physicsto cause to change into vapor.
v.i. - Physicsto become converted into vapor.
- to indulge in boastful talk;
speak braggingly. Also,[esp. Brit.,] va′por•ise′. va′por•iz′a•ble, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vaporize, vaporise /ˈveɪpəˌraɪz/ vb - 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)
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