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vaporize

Dictionary definition · vaporize

verb

  1. kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting"in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"
  2. turn into gas"The substance gasified"
  3. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue"evaporate milk"
  4. decrease rapidly and disappear"the money vanished in las Vegas"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).