Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vaporize
IPA transcription: [v'eɪpɚ,aɪz]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vanish, fly, vaporize
    Meaning: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
  • Synonyms: evaporate, vaporize, vaporise
    Meaning: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
  • Synonyms: gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify
    Meaning: turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
  • Synonyms: zap, vaporize
    Meaning: 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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