WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vaporise v 1: cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" [syn: evaporate, vaporise] 2: change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" [syn: evaporate, vaporise] 3: turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify] 4: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: evaporate, vaporize, vaporise]