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Vaporize   /vˈeɪpərˌaɪz/   Listen
Vaporize

verb
(past & past part. vaporized; pres. part. vaporizing)
1.
Kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting.  Synonym: zap.
2.
Turn into gas.  Synonyms: aerify, gasify, vaporise.
3.
Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.  Synonyms: evaporate, vaporise.
4.
Decrease rapidly and disappear.  Synonyms: fly, vanish.  "All my stock assets have vaporized"






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"Vaporize" Quotes from Famous Books



... We vaporize at 20 a certain quantity of the liquid, and the vapors fill the known capacity of the pump. The pressure of the gases in the interior is ascertained by a pressure gauge, and this pressure should be constant if care is taken to act upon a sufficient ...
— Scientific American Suppl. No. 299 • Various

... you were talking about, Sergeant—the one that made those vibroblades blow, remember? I got to thinking that maybe this could have caused it. I think that with a little more power, it might even vaporize a high-speed bullet. But I'd advise you to ...
— Unwise Child • Gordon Randall Garrett



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