VAPORIZE

[UK and ANZ] usually -ise [verb]To vaporize is to (cause to) turn from a solid or liquid state into gas.Shortsightedness can be corrected by using a laser beam to vaporize microscopic layers of the eye's surface in order to reshape the eye. [T]Carburettors control engine air flow, mix air and fuel for engine operation, and help vaporize that mixture for combustion. [T]Meteorites striking land usually vaporize instantly. [I]