vaporizing

verb

decrease rapidly and disappear

lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

turn into gas

kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

Roots

vaporvapor- · Latin · steam, vapor

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The word vaporizing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vapor-, from Latin vapor (“steam, vapor”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.