vaporize vs diminish

vaporize and diminish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vaporize	No	No	Yes	No
diminish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, diminish is a hypernym of vaporize; that is, diminish is a word with a broader meaning than vaporize:

Other hypernyms of vaporize include decrease, fall, lessen.

vaporize (verb)	diminish (verb)
turn into gas	decrease in size, extent, or range
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue	lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
decrease rapidly and disappear
kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting