vaporize

va·por·ize (v

-r

)

tr. & intr.v. va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing, va·por·iz·es

To convert or be converted into vapor.

vapor·iza·ble adj.

vapor·i·zation (-

-z

n) n.

vaporize, vaporise [ˈveɪpəˌraɪz]

1. (Physics / General Physics) to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state

2. to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly

3. (Physics / General Physics) to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)

vaporizable , vaporisable adj

vaporization , vaporisation n

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Verb	1.	vaporize - kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" zap kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	vaporize - turn into gas; "The substance gasified" aerify, gasify, vaporise change integrity - change in physical make-up sublime, sublimate - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
	3.	vaporize - lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" evaporate, vaporise change integrity - change in physical make-up transpire - exude water vapor; "plants transpire"
	4.	vaporize - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" vanish, fly decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" fell, vanish, fly - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"