vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz 
vaporized; vaporizing
1
: to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
2
: to cause to become dissipated
3
: to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor
a tank vaporized by a shell
Examples of vaporize in a Sentence
Heat is used to vaporize the liquid.
Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.
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Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In the case of the poultry processor, investigators found that liquid nitrogen, which is widely used in industrial freezers, had overflowed and quickly vaporized, killing two maintenance workers from asphyxiation.
—New York Times, 8 July 2025
Sam and his colleagues launch the Titan away from Earth and into hyperspace as their homeworld is vaporized.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 June 2025
These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.
—Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vaporize
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“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz
vaporized; vaporizing
: to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor
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