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vaporize
('v/eI/p/@/,r/aI/z )

verb (v)

  • kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting(verb.contact)
    Example:
    In this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens.
    Synonym:
    zap
    source: wordnet30
  • turn into gas(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • decrease rapidly and disappear(verb.change)
    Example:
    All my stock assets have vaporized.
    Synonym:
    fly, vanish
    source: wordnet30
  • To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To pass off in vapor.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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