v.
Pronunciation: ' vä-l ə -t ə - ˌ l ī z, Brit also v ə - ' la-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1657
transitive verb : to make volatile especially : to cause to pass off in vapor
intransitive verb : to pass off in vapor
– vol · a · til · iz · able \ - ˌ l ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– vol · a · til · i · za · tion \ ˌ vä-l ə -t ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, Brit also v ə - ˌ la- \ noun