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volatilize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
volatilize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make volatile; to cause to evaporate.

Transitive verb

verb

To make insubstantial; to dissipate.

Transitive verb

verb

To become volatile; to evaporate.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English volatile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English volatilize From volatile + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

volatilizes (present, singular) volatilizing (participle, present) volatilized (participle, past) volatilized (past)

Derived Forms

devolatilize revolatilize

Synonyms

volatilise

Questions

What does volatilize mean?
To make volatile; to cause to evaporate.
Where does volatilize come from?
Etymology tree English volatile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English volatilize From volatile + -ize.

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