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vaporize

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
to turn, or cause something to turn, from a solid or liquid state into gas:

Examples:

During surgery, doctors sometimes use a laser beam to vaporize tiny blood vessels.
Most meteorites striking the earth vaporize instantly.
2
to turn from a solid or liquid into a gas, or to cause this to happen:

Examples:

[ I ] When water boils, it vaporizes.

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