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vaporize

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verb va·por·ize \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\

Definition of vaporize

vaporized

;

vaporizing
  1. transitive verb

  2. 1 :  to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor

  3. 2 :  to cause to become dissipated

  4. 3 :  to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor a tank vaporized by a shell

  5. intransitive verb

  6. 1 :  to become vaporized

  7. 2 :  vapor 2

vaporizable

play \ˈvā-pə-ˌrī-zə-bəl\ adjective

vaporization

play \ˌvā-pər-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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Examples of vaporize in a Sentence

  1. Heat is used to vaporize the liquid.

  2. Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.

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Origin and Etymology of vaporize

1vapor + -ize

vaporize Synonyms

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

VAPORIZE Defined for English Language Learners

vaporize

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verb

Definition of vaporize for English Language Learners

  • : to change into a vapor or to cause (something) to change into a vapor

VAPORIZE Defined for Kids

vaporize

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verb va·por·ize \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\

Definition of vaporize for Students

vaporized

;

vaporizing

  1. :  to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor

vaporizer

\-ˌrī-zər\ noun

Medical Dictionary

vaporize

verb va·por·ize
variants: also British

vaporise

\ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\play

Medical Definition of vaporize

vaporized

also British

vaporised

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vaporizing

also British

vaporising

  2. transitive verb

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

  4. intransitive verb

    5. :  to become vaporized

vaporizable

also British

vaporisable

\-ˌrī-zə-bəl\play adjective

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