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.
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These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.
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Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
That’s still chilly, but remember the greenhouse effect: there is a lot of frozen methane and carbon dioxide on Pluto, so these ices can vaporize and possibly provide enough thermal retention to make the tiny world at least somewhat comfortable, if not exactly habitable.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 July 2025
In all, Wall Street created and vaporized nearly $6 trillion in market capitalization in the span of 30 minutes, highlighting the extent of the jitters that are materializing across various sectors of the economy over the tariff policy and its rollout.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
When a comet gets close to the sun, its nucleus heats up, and the ice vaporizes to form its glowing coma (head) and tail.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
That’s still chilly, but remember the greenhouse effect: there is a lot of frozen methane and carbon dioxide on Pluto, so these ices can vaporize and possibly provide enough thermal retention to make the tiny world at least somewhat comfortable, if not exactly habitable.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 July 2025
In all, Wall Street created and vaporized nearly $6 trillion in market capitalization in the span of 30 minutes, highlighting the extent of the jitters that are materializing across various sectors of the economy over the tariff policy and its rollout.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
When a comet gets close to the sun, its nucleus heats up, and the ice vaporizes to form its glowing coma (head) and tail.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporize. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz
vaporized; vaporizing
: to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor
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