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vaporize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vaporize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vaporize [ v. i.]
- To pass off in vapor.
2 . Vaporize [ v. t.]
- To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially.

Meaning of 'vaporize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vaporize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- decrease rapidly and disappear
Example in sentence:
  • all my stock assets have vaporized;
  • the money vanished in las Vegas
Meaning (2):
- lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
Example in sentence:
  • evaporate milk
Meaning (3):
- kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
Example in sentence:
  • in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens
Meaning (4):
- turn into gas
Example in sentence:
  • The substance gasified