1. decrease rapidly and disappear

e.g. the money vanished in las Vegas
all my stock assets have vaporized

Synonym: vanishfly

2. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

e.g. evaporate milk

Synonym: evaporatevaporise

3. turn into gas

e.g. The substance gasified

Synonym: gasifyvaporiseaerify

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

e.g. in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens

Synonym: zap