vaporise vs modify

vaporise and modify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vaporise	No	No	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of vaporise; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than vaporise:

Other hypernyms of vaporise include alter, change.

vaporise (verb)	modify (verb)
turn into gas	make less severe or harsh or extreme
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue	add a modifier to a constituent
change into a vapor	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
cause to change into a vapor