vaporise

See also: vaporisé

English

Etymology

vapor +‎ -ise

Verb

1. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of vaporize
   • 1961 March, “Interim report on the Glasgow suburban electric train failures”, in Trains Illustrated, page 175:

     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.

Anagrams

• apivores

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (v) /va.pɔ.ʁiz/

Verb

vaporise

1. first-person singular present indicative of vaporiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of vaporiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of vaporiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of vaporiser
5. second-person singular imperative of vaporiser