vaporize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to become converted into vapor.
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to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly.
verb
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to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state
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to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly
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to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)
Other Word Forms
- revaporize verb
- unvaporized adjective
- vaporizable adjective
- vaporization noun
Etymology
Origin of vaporize
Example Sentences
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“We are vaporizing many years of production in the last couple weeks,” said Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
A thin layer of vaporized rock might also exist, though it would not provide enough cooling on its own.
From Science Daily
When a single research report vaporizes hundreds of billions in market cap, institutional investors have already modeled their own displacement.
From MarketWatch
During a massive impact, temperatures soar, allowing potassium to vaporize and its isotopes to separate.
From Science Daily
The medley of sounds and images that had woken him up vaporized the way dreams do, and his mind raced back through the rooms he’d slept in over the years until he remembered the McKays.
From Literature
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