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vaporise

/ˈveɪpəraɪz/ /ˈveɪpəˌraɪz/

Meanings
verb
To turn into vapor.

Examples :

"The water on the hot stove quickly began to vaporise, turning into steam. "
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Illustration hot

hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

Illustration vapor

vapor noun

/ˈveɪpə/ /ˈveɪpɚ/

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

"The hot shower created a visible vapor in the bathroom. "

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Illustration turn

turn verb

/tɜːn/ /tɝn/

(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

"The dog turned sharply to chase a squirrel. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration began

began verb

/bɪˈɡæn/

To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

"I began playing the piano at the age of five.   Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation."

Illustration turning

turning verb

[ˈtɜː.nɪŋ] [ˈtɝ.nɪŋ]

(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

"The car was turning left at the intersection. "

Illustration stove

stove noun

/stəʊv/ /stoʊv/

A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.

"The old stove in the classroom kept the room warm enough for the students to study comfortably. "

Illustration steam

steam noun

/stiːm/

The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.

"The hot shower produced a lot of steam. "

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."