vaporize meaning and definition

VAPORIZE verb

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: zap
2. turn into gas
   • "The substance gasified"
   • synonyms: aerify, gasify, vaporise
3. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
   • "evaporate milk"
   • synonyms: evaporate, vaporise
4. decrease rapidly and disappear
   • "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
   • synonyms: fly, vanish