vaporizeEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryvaporize /ˈvāpəˌrīz, ˈveɪpəˌraɪz / (British also vaporise) ▸ verb convert or be converted into vapor: [with object] there is a large current that is sufficient to vaporize carbon [no object] cold gasoline does not vaporize readily. – DERIVATIVES vaporable adjective,vaporizable (British also vaporisable) adjective,vaporization /ˌvāp(ə)rəˈzāSH(ə)n, , ˌveɪp(ə)rəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n , ˌvāpəˌrīˈzāSH(ə)n, ˌveɪpəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / (British also vaporisation) noun