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vaporize

[ vey-puh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

vaporized, vaporizing.
  1. to cause to change into vapor.


verb (used without object)

vaporized, vaporizing.
  1. to become converted into vapor.
  2. to indulge in boastful talk; speak braggingly.

vaporize

/ ˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state
  2. to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly
  3. to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰˌ, adjective
  • ˌǰˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • pǰ·a· adjective
  • ·pǰ· verb revaporized revaporizing
  • ܲ·pǰ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vaporize1

First recorded in 1625–35; vapor + -ize
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While the latter two were essentially vaporized by the fire, the burned shells of the others remain, steel sentinels left ravaged by the flames.

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The plant closures tore up communities, vaporizing what had been stable union jobs.

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It does sound magical that a human being could turn into glass, but far better if studying the Guardian can prevent vaporizing, volatilization and vitrification — or saponification — of anyone else.

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The chase scenes are shot with cool colors and shadows, but the tension vaporizes soon as you realize that the killer can pop up anywhere, untethered by logic or physics.

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“The screws were the only thing that didn’t vaporize,” Robinson said after she scoured through the debris.

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