vaporize

vaporize verb: to turn into vapor.

Verb

vaporize (third-person singular simple present vaporizes, present participle vaporizing, simple past and past participle vaporized)

(US, ambitransitive) To turn into vapor.
- PFC vaporizes when hit with an ultrasound pulse, producing rapidly expanding gas bubbles that "fire" the nanobullets out of the microcannons at speeds on the order of meters per second -- and the fluorescent microbullets light up to show exactly where they landed in the tissue target.2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech

ആവിയാക്കുക

The old wood and plasterboard vaporized under the buzzsaw of .30 caliber bullets.
“If we’re all gonna vaporize or something on Graduation Day, we deserve a little prommy fun.
The vaporized armor material scatters a DEW beam, rendering it ineffectual.

third-person singular present	vaporizes
present participle	vaporizing
past participle	vaporized
past	vaporized
alternative form	vaporise
alternative British Commonwealth English Oxford	vapourize

From vapor + -ize.

What does vaporize mean?: Vaporize means to turn into vapor.
What is vaporize in Malayalam?: Vaporize in Malayalam is ആവിയാക്കുക. See Vaporize meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is vaporize?: Vaporize is a verb.
What is the past tense of vaporize?: The past tense of vaporize is vaporized.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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