volatilise

volatilise
verb
make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor
Syn: ↑volatilize
Derivationally related forms: ↑volatilisable, ↑volatile (for: ↑volatilize), ↑volatilizable (for: ↑volatilize)
Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
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volˈatilize or volˈatilise (or /-atˈ/) transitive verb and intransitive verb
To make or become volatile
transitive verb
1. To cause to evaporate
2. To make light, unsubstantial or delicate (figurative)
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Main Entry:volatile

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  • volatilise — (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • volatilise — British variant of volatilize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • volatilises — volatilise (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • volatiliser — [ vɔlatilize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1611 ; de volatil 1 ♦ Faire passer à l état gazeux. ⇒ vaporiser; sublimer. Adj. VOLATILISABLE , 1823 . ♢ Fig. Faire disparaître. « La pensée humaine, volatilisée par la presse » (Hugo). 2 ♦ SE… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • VOLATILISER — v. tr. T. didactique Faire évaporer un corps, le transformer en gaz. L’arsenic se volatilise aisément. SE VOLATILISER signifie figurément et familièrement Disparaître. Qu’est il devenu? Il s’est volatilisé tout d’un coup. Tout le bénéfice de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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