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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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Yeezy still having the juice to pull a Super Bowl swastika-merch bait-and-switch routine says no offense ever totally vaporizes anyone’s standing.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
However, Hyodo's team argues that this cleanliness is not a sign of youth, but a result of micrometeoroid impacts vaporizing on collision, with the resulting particles either being drawn into Saturn or expelled into space.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The trade war has vaporized trillions of dollars from the stock market, caused the dollar to plunge, and tipped America’s economy closer to recession.
—Ryan Hass, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporize. Accessed 18 May. 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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