VAPORIZE Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

vaporize

verb

ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz

Definition of vaporize next

as in to destroy

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a lightning strike vaporized the tree

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Recent Examples of vaporize The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes. —

Leonard David, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 all watch Kenobi get vaporized and no one seems surprised. —

Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Due to the processes that humidifiers use to vaporize water, all of those minerals can potentially wind up in the form of mineral dust, which quickly gathers on the surfaces of your room, or worse, it can be inhaled and cause respiratory problems. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 One laser vaporizes a tiny portion of the rock’s surface to analyze its composition. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaporize

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In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The Russian president, who has never acknowledged that Ukraine is a legitimate country, or that Zelensky is its legitimate president, could continue to bomb Ukrainian cities, hoping to destroy the electrical grid and make the country unlivable.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026