Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vaporize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vaporize \Vap"o*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaporized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Vaporizing}.] [Cf. F. vaporiser.]
To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether
naturally or artificially.
{Vaporizing surface}. (Steam Boilers) See {Evaporating
surface}, under {Evaporate}, v. t.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vaporize \Vap"o*rize\, v. i.
To pass off in vapor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vaporize
v 1: turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {gasify}, {vaporise},
{aerify}]
2: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more
concentrated residue;"evaporate milk" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporise}]
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