Vŏl'a-til-īze, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. VOLATILIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. VOLATILIZING.] [Fr. volatiliser, Sp. volatilizar, It. volatilizzare.] 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.” Newton.