vaporize

va·por·ize

verb \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\

va·por·izedva·por·iz·ing

Definition of VAPORIZE

transitive verb

1

: to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor

2

: to cause to become dissipated

3

: to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor <a tank vaporized by a shell>

intransitive verb

1

: to become vaporized

2

: vapor 2

— va·por·iz·able \-ˌrī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— va·por·i·za·tion \ˌvā-pər-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of VAPORIZE

1. Heat is used to vaporize the liquid.
2. Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.

First Known Use of VAPORIZE

1803

Related to VAPORIZE

Synonyms

annihilate, cream, decimate, demolish, desolate, devastate, do in, extinguish, nuke, pull down, pulverize, raze, rub out, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, total, destroy, waste, wrack, wreck

Antonyms

build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

Related Words

beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, scotch, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against); blast, blow up, break, cripple, damage, deface, deteriorate, disfigure, disintegrate, dissolve, dynamite, harm, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, spoil, vitiate; erode, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away); dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, gut, take down, unbuild, undo, unmake; blot out, efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out), snuff (out), stamp (out), wipe out; despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, trample, trash, vandalize; assassinate, butcher, cut down, dispatch, execute, fell, kill, kill off, massacre, mow (down), murder, slaughter, slay, take out, zap

Near Antonyms

doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp; create, invent; assemble, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape; bring about, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize; conserve, preserve, protect, save; rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, restore

va·por·ize

verb    (Medical Dictionary)

va·por·izedalso British ; va·por·ised; va·por·iz·ingalso British ; va·por·is·ing

Medical Definition of VAPORIZE

transitive verb

: to convert from a liquid or solid into a vapor <vaporized plaque in an artery with laser treatment>

intransitive verb

: to become vaporized

—va·por·iz·able also British va·por·is·able \-ˌrī-zə-bəl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective

Variants of VAPORIZE

va·por·ize also British va·por·ise \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\ (audio pronunciation)