English dictionary

vaporize

/'v/eI/p/@/,r/aI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

verb.contact

Examples
In this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens.

Synonyms zap

Source: WordNet 3.0
turn into gas

verb.change

Synonyms aerify gasify vaporise

Source: WordNet 3.0
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

verb.change

Synonyms evaporate vaporise

Source: WordNet 3.0
decrease rapidly and disappear

verb.change

Examples
All my stock assets have vaporized.

Synonyms fly vanish

Source: WordNet 3.0
To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially.

verb

Source: webster1913
To pass off in vapor.

verb

Source: webster1913