definition of
vaporize

[1] #1 vaporize v. [zap] 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". wn

[2] #2 vaporize v. [gasify, vaporise, aerify] turn into gas; "The substance gasified". wn

[3] #3 vaporize v. [evaporate, vaporise] lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk". wn

[4] #4 vaporize v. [vanish, fly] decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized". wn