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e⋅vap⋅o⋅rate

  [i-vap-uh-reyt] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
2. to give off moisture.
3. to disappear; vanish; fade: His hopes evaporated.
–verb (used with object)
4. to convert into a gaseous state or vapor; drive off or extract in the form of vapor: The warm sun evaporated the dew.
5. to extract moisture or liquid from, as by heat, so as to make dry or to reduce to a denser state: to evaporate fruit.
6. to cause to disappear or fade; dissipate: His involvement in the scandal evaporated any hope he had for a political career.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME evaporaten < L ēvapōrātus (ptp. of ēvapōrāre to disperse in vapor); see e-, vapor, -ate 1

Synonyms:
1. vaporize. 3. evanesce. 5. Evaporate, dehydrate, dry mean to abstract moisture from. To evaporate is to remove moisture by means of heat, forced ventilation, or the like, and thus to produce condensation or shriveling: to evaporate milk, sliced apples. To dehydrate is to remove moisture from a vegetable, fruit, or body tissue: to dehydrate fruit; dehydrated from running. To dry may mean to wipe moisture off the surface or to withdraw moisture by natural means, such as exposure to air or heat: to dry a dish, clothes.
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e·vap·o·rate   (ĭ-vāp'ə-rāt')   
v.   e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates

v.   tr.

    1. To convert or change into a vapor.

    2. To draw off in the form of vapor.

  2. To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.

  3. To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

v.   intr.

    1. To change into vapor.

    2. To pass off in or as vapor.

  2. To produce vapor.

  3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear.


[Middle English evaporaten, from Latin ēvapōrāre, ēvapōrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam.]
e·vap'o·ra'tion n., e·vap'o·ra'tive adj., e·vap'o·ra'tive·ly adv., e·vap'o·ra·tiv'i·ty (-ərə-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n., e·vap'o·ra'tor n.
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evaporate e·vap·o·rate (ĭ-vāp'ə-rāt')
v. e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates

  1. To convert or change into a vapor; volatilize.

  2. To produce vapor.

  3. To draw or pass off in the form of vapor.

  4. To draw moisture away from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.

  5. To deposit a metal on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

e·vap'o·ra'tive adj.
e·vap'o·ra'tor n.
e·vap'o·ra·tiv'i·ty (-ər-ə-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.

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