Definitions for vaporizeˈveɪ pəˌraɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
va•por•izeˈveɪ pəˌraɪz(v.)-ized, -iz•ing.
(v.t.)to cause to change into vapor.
Category: Physics
(v.i.)to become converted into vapor.
Category: Physics
Origin of vaporize:
1625–35
va′por•iz`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
zap, vaporize(verb)
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"
gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify(verb)
turn into gas
"The substance gasified"
evaporate, vaporize, vaporise(verb)
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk"
vanish, fly, vaporize(verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Wiktionary
vaporize(Verb)
Turn into vapour.
Webster Dictionary
Vaporize(verb)
to convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially
Vaporize(verb)
to pass off in vapor
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