Vaporize (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Evaporate
• Vaporise

Hypernyms

• Change Integrity

Hyponyms

• Transpire

Related Words

• Vaporizable (adjective)
• Vapor (noun)
• Vaporization (noun)

Meaning ²

Decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Vanish
• Fly

Hypernyms

• Diminish
• Decrease
• Fall

Meaning ³

Turn into gas; "The substance gasified".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Vaporise
• Aerify
• Gasify

Hypernyms

• Change Integrity

Hyponyms

• Sublime

Related Words

• Vaporizable (adjective)
• Vapor (noun)
• Vaporization (noun)

Meaning ⁴

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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Zap

Hypernyms

• Kill