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

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