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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Volatilize

· Vol·a·til·ize · IPA
01 v. t. To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to pass off in vapor.
imp. & p. p. Volatilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Volatilizing
  1. 1.
    To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to pass off in vapor.
    “The water . . . dissolving the oil, and volatilizing it by the action.” Sir I. Newton.