Definition of vaporize
Verbs
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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- zap
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kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
turn into gas
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sublimate, sublime
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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change integrity
change in physical make-up
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
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transpire
exude water vapor
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change integrity
change in physical make-up
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