vaporize
(verb)
verb
1. 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
Similar word(s): zap
Definition categories: contact, kill
2. turn into gas
Similar word(s): aerify, gasify, vaporise
Definition categories: change
3. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- evaporate milk
Similar word(s): evaporate, vaporise
Definition categories: change
4. decrease rapidly and disappear
- all my stock assets have vaporized
Definition categories: change, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen