vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz 
vaporized; vaporizing
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
Examples of vaporize in a Sentence
Heat is used to vaporize the liquid.
Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.
Recent Examples on the Web
The findings are notable because the nickel gas surrounding 3I/ATLAS was detected at a huge distance from the sun (nearly four times Earth's distance from the sun) where temperatures are too cold for metals to normally vaporize, Rahatgaonkar told NPR in an interview.
—
NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
In stone or layers of dust in which there is no ice that could be vaporized, the drilling process would be stopped.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
When a comet approaches the Sun, its ices heat up and vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a glowing coma (a halo around the nucleus) and sometimes a tail that always points away from the Sun.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
As Halley approaches the sun every 76 years, gasses vaporize off the surface and give the comet its distinctive tail.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vaporize
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
In stone or layers of dust in which there is no ice that could be vaporized, the drilling process would be stopped.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
When a comet approaches the Sun, its ices heat up and vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a glowing coma (a halo around the nucleus) and sometimes a tail that always points away from the Sun.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
As Halley approaches the sun every 76 years, gasses vaporize off the surface and give the comet its distinctive tail.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vaporize
Cite this Entry
“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporize. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz
vaporized; vaporizing
: to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share