transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz ]
verb
( -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 -ˌrī-zə-bəl adjective
• va·por·i·za·tion ˌvā-pər-ə-ˈzā-shən noun