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vaporize

/ vaporize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
transpire
Derived:
vaporization vaporisation vapor vapour evaporation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
turn into gas
"The substance gasified"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
sublime sublimate
Derived:
air vaporization vaporisation vapor vapour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
zapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"
"all my stock assets have vaporized"
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Verb group:
fly fell vanish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
2
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change integrity transpire sublime sublimate kill decrease diminish lessen