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 Earth draws in more than 12,000 tons of material annually, and almost all of it vaporizes and gets added to our atmosphere. —

Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 In the spring of 1942, the team began testing its smoke generator, trying to determine how many gallons of oil had to be vaporized to create a smoke screen wide enough and dense enough to block visibility across miles. —

Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026 Decades of military build-up have been vaporized in days. —

Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaporize

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Thankfully, the Dark Sky movement is growing as more people become aware of the issue and learn about simple and cost-effective ways that can be embraced to reverse the course of destroying our night skies.

— Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Radioactive clouds spread, causing panic as far away as Germany and Britain; millions of litres of milk were dumped; livestock was destroyed or banned from sale.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 Apr. 2026