v. t. | 1. | To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially.
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v. i. | 1. | To pass off in vapor. |
Verb | 1. | vaporize - turn into gas; "The substance gasified" |
2. | 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" Synonyms: zap | |
3. | vaporize - lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" | |
4. | vaporize - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" |