vaporise

Become airborne mist

Vaporise is the British spelling of vaporize—to convert into vapor or gas, typically through heat: The laser vaporised the tissue instantly.

Figuratively, to vaporise is to destroy completely or cause to vanish: The scandal vaporised his political career.

Their savings vaporised in the crash.

evaporate

boil

Heat to bubbling point

  • steamHeated water's gaseous form
  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • vapourGas from liquid

moisture · condensation · humidity · dewpoint · transpiration · sublimation · distillation · volatilize · atomize · nebulize

heat

boil

Heat to bubbling point

burn · thermal · superheat · flash · combust · ignite · volatilize · calorific · kiln · furnace

destroy

annihilate

Destroy completely, leaving nothing

eliminate · decimate · devastate · pulverize · disintegrate · incinerate · atomize · zap · blast · nuke

disappear

vanish

Cease to be visible

dissolve · evanesce · disperse · melt away · vanishing · ephemeral · transient · fleeting · evanescent · intangible

Opposites
phase transition direction

vaporisecondense

Make more compact

liquefy · solidify · freeze · precipitate · deposit

material existence

vaporisematerialise

Become real or visible

materialize · solidify · coalesce · form · consolidate

moisture state

vaporisecondense

Make more compact

saturate · moisten · dampen · hydrate · humidify

Family

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