vaporize in WordNet English dictionary

1. turn into gas
   "The substance gasified"
   gasify  vaporize  vaporise  aerify 
   
2. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
   "evaporate milk"
   evaporate  vaporize  vaporise 
   
3. decrease rapidly and disappear
   "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
   vanish  fly  vaporize 
   
4. 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"
   zap  vaporize