Vaporise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Turn into gas; "The substance gasified".
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Meaning 2
Change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes".
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Meaning 3
Cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water".
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- The intense heat from the explosion was enough to vaporise the entire contents of the tank.
- When the spacecraft entered the Earth's atmosphere, the friction caused the metal to vaporise instantly.
- The scientist carefully heated the sample to vaporise the solvent and leave behind the desired compound.
- The high-energy laser beam was able to vaporise the cancer cells without damaging the surrounding tissue.
- As the asteroid entered the sun's corona, its icy surface began to vaporise, creating a bright tail of gas and dust.
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Meaning 4
Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk".
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