Meanings
present singular third person vaporises · participle present vaporising · participle past vaporised · past vaporised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of vaporize.
Overheating of the secondary winding had vaporised the circulating oil in the transformer tank and the vapour had passed into the conservator tank, which was not adequately vented to the atmosphere; increasing internal pressure then lifted the tank cover, allowing vapour to escape.
1961 March, “Interim report on the Glasgow suburban electric train failures”, in Trains Illustrated, page 175
Synonyms & antonyms
verblose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*kwapōs
- Latinvapor
- Old Frenchvapeur
- Old Frenchvapor
- Middle Englishvapour
- Englishvapor
- Englishvaporise
Cite this entry
vaporise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaporise
“vaporise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaporise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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