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evaporate
[ ih-vap-uh-reyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
Synonyms: vaporize
- to give off moisture.
His hopes evaporated.
Synonyms: evanesce
verb (used with object)
- to convert into a gaseous state or vapor; drive off or extract in the form of vapor:
The warm sun evaporated the dew.
- to extract moisture or liquid from, as by heat, so as to make dry or to reduce to a denser state:
to evaporate fruit.
- to cause to disappear or fade; dissipate:
His involvement in the scandal evaporated any hope he had for a political career.
evaporate
/ ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt /
verb
- to change or cause to change from a liquid or solid state to a vapour Compare boil 1
- to lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization, leaving a more concentrated residue
- to disappear or cause to disappear; fade away or cause to fade away
all her doubts evaporated
- tr to deposit (a film, metal, etc) by vaporization of a liquid or solid and the subsequent condensation of its vapour
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Derived Forms
- eˌvaporaˈbility, noun
- eˈvapoˌrator, noun
- eˌvapoˈration, noun
- eˈvaporable, adjective
- eˈvaporative, adjective
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Other Words From
- half-e·vapo·rated adjective
- half-e·vapo·rating adjective
- none·vapo·rating adjective
- pree·vapo·rate verb preevaporated preevaporating
- une·vapo·rated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evaporate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evaporate1
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Example Sentences
All this beautiful acceptance we are afforded can quickly evaporate.
The heat radiating from the sun dries up water and causes it to evaporate.
If he coyly waffles this time around, his support will evaporate quicker than you can say Fred Thompson.
Otherwise the tenuous calm that has remained in the region during the past few years may evaporate.
“Cool” is one of those words that is completely meaningless because the second you apply them to someone, they totally evaporate.
Geordie Sinclair knew that this enthusiasm would soon evaporate.
It was saturated with rain water, which had no time to evaporate, and with sea water, which never dries.
Little by little I felt my low spirits evaporate and a new feeling take their place.
It will evaporate fast there, and leave its salt on the bottom of the hollow.
(old measure) have been obtained; reserve the first 14 oz., and evaporate the remaining 10 oz.
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