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vaporize

va·po·rize

US/ˈveɪpɜrˌaɪz/ uncommon us

verb

1.

turn into gas

  • “The substance gasified”
2.

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”
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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”
  • “all my stock assets have vaporized”
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Origin

From vapor + -ize.

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