verb (used with object), va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing.
- to cause to change into vapor.
verb (used without object), va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing.
- to become converted into vapor.
- to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly.
verb
- to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state
- to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly
- to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)
1630s, from vapor + -ize. Originally “smoke tobacco;” later “convert into vapor” (1803), and “spray with fine mist” (1900). Related: Vaporized; vaporizing.
v.
- To convert or be converted into a vapor.
- The gaseous state of a substance that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature, such as water that has evaporated into the air. See more at vapor pressure. See also water vapor.
- A faintly visible suspension of fine particles of matter in the air, as mist, fumes, or smoke.
- A mixture of fine droplets of a substance and air, as the fuel mixture of an internal-combustion engine.