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kill vs vaporize

vaporize vs kill

kill is a noun but vaporize is not a noun.

kill and vaporize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
vaporize No No Yes No
As verbs, vaporize is a hyponym of kill; that is, vaporize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • vaporize: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
kill (noun) vaporize (noun)
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
kill (verb) vaporize (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase turn into gas
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
cause to cease operating decrease rapidly and disappear
tire out completely kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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