vaporise en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kwapōs Latin vapor Old French vapeurder. Old French vaporbor. Middle English vapour English vapor English -ise English vaporise From vapor + -ise.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vaporize.
alt 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vaporising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| vaporised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| vaporised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| vaporises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |