English verb: vaporize | |||
1. | vaporize (contact) kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting | ||
Samples | In this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens. | ||
Synonyms | zap | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
2. | vaporize (change) turn into gas | ||
Samples | The substance gasified. | ||
Synonyms | aerify, gasify, vaporise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sublimate, sublime | ||
3. | vaporize (change) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue | ||
Samples | Evaporate milk. | ||
Examples | The water vaporizes , They vaporize the water | ||
Synonyms | evaporate, vaporise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | transpire | ||
4. | vaporize (change) decrease rapidly and disappear | ||
Samples | The money vanished in las Vegas. All my stock assets have vaporized. | ||
Synonyms | fly, vanish | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
Verb group | fell, fly, vanish | ||