Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Vaporize

Vaporize (vap"o*rīz or vā"pẽr*īz) , transitive verb

[Compare French vaporiser.]

To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially.
Collocations (1)
Vaporizing surface (Steam Boilers) , See Evaporating surface, under Evaporate, transitive verb

Vaporize , intransitive verb

To pass off in vapor.