v.
Pronunciation: ' v ā -p ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -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 \ - ˌ r ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– va · por · i · za · tion \ ˌ v ā -p ə r- ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun