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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 | ||
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