Vaporize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

turn into gas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈeɪpɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeɪpəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeɪpəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈeɪpɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens
The substance gasified
evaporate milk

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aerify zap vaporise gasify evaporate vanish fly

Parts of Speech

verb	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”
verb	turn into gas “The substance gasified”
verb	lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue “evaporate milk”
verb	decrease rapidly and disappear “the money vanished in las Vegas”

Word Forms

zapper	noun	an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
gasification	noun	the process of changing into gas
gas	noun	a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
vaporizable	adjective	(used of substances) capable of being volatilized
vaporization	noun	the process of becoming a vapor
vapor	noun	a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vaporisation	noun	the process of becoming a vapor
air	noun	a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
evaporation	noun	the process of extracting moisture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdampfen

Töten mit oder wie mit einem Schuss oder elektrischem Strom oder wie durch Schießen

🇫🇷French

vaporiser

tuer avec ou comme avec une rafale de coups de feu ou de courant électrique ou comme en tirant

🇪🇸Spanish

vaporizar

matar con o como si fuera con una ráfaga de arma de fuego o corriente eléctrica o como si disparara

🇮🇹Italian

vaporizzare

uccidere con o come con una raffica di arma da fuoco o con corrente elettrica o come se sparasse

🇳🇱Dutch

verdampen

doden met of alsof met een uitbarsting van geweervuur of elektrische stroom of alsof door te schieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

vaporizar

matar com ou como se fosse uma rajada de tiro ou corrente elétrica ou como se fosse um tiro

🇷🇺Russian

испаряться

убить выстрелом или как будто выстрелом, электротоком или как будто выстрелом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाप बनकर

गोलियों से या बिजली के करंट से या मानो गोली मारकर हत्या करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাষ্পীভূত করা

গুলি বা বৈদ্যুতিক কারেন্টের বিস্ফোরণ দিয়ে বা যেন গুলি করে হত্যা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆவியாகின்றன

துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு அல்லது மின்னோட்டத்தின் வெடிப்பு அல்லது சுடுவது போல் கொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరి

తుపాకీ పేలుడు లేదా విద్యుత్ ప్రవాహంతో లేదా కాల్చడం ద్వారా చంపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाफ होणे

बंदुकीच्या गोळीबाराने किंवा विद्युत प्रवाहाच्या स्फोटाने किंवा गोळीबाराने मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાષ્પીભવન કરવું

ગોળીબાર અથવા વિદ્યુત પ્રવાહના વિસ્ફોટથી અથવા જાણે ગોળીબારથી મારવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

ಗುಂಡಿನ ಚಕಮಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರವಾಹದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಡಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೊಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാഷ്പീകരിക്കുക

വെടിയൊച്ചയോ വൈദ്യുത പ്രവാഹത്തിൻ്റെയോ പൊട്ടിത്തെറിയോ പോലെയോ വെടിവെച്ച് കൊല്ലുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਸ਼ਪੀਕਰਨ

ਗੋਲੀਬਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੇ ਕਰੰਟ ਦੇ ਫਟਣ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਗੋਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بخارات بنانا

گولی باری یا بجلی کے کرنٹ کے پھٹنے سے یا گویا گولی مار کر مارنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒸发

用或好像用枪声或电流或好像用射击杀死

🇰🇷Korean

기화하다

총격이나 전류의 폭발로 또는 총격으로 죽인다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc hơi

giết người bằng hoặc như thể bằng một loạt tiếng súng hoặc dòng điện hoặc như thể bằng cách bắn

🇮🇩Indonesian

menguapkan

membunuh dengan atau seolah-olah dengan semburan tembakan atau arus listrik atau seolah-olah dengan tembakan

🇵🇭Filipino

magsingaw

pumatay ng may o parang may putok ng baril o electric current o parang sa pamamaril

🇲🇾Malay

menguap

membunuh dengan atau seolah-olah dengan letusan tembakan atau arus elektrik atau seolah-olah dengan menembak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخر

القتل باستخدام أو كما لو كان ذلك بإطلاق نار أو تيار كهربائي أو كما لو كان بإطلاق النار

🇮🇷Persian

بخار کردن

با شلیک گلوله یا جریان الکتریکی یا با تیراندازی یا گویی با شلیک گلوله بکشید

🇹🇷Turkish

buharlaştırmak

silahla veya elektrik akımıyla ya da ateş ederek öldürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱדוֹת

להרוג עם או כאילו עם פרץ של ירי או זרם חשמלי או כאילו על ידי ירי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vaporize'?

The primary meaning of 'vaporize' is 'kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting'.

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Using 'vaporize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vaporize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vaporize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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