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   evaporate

   /ɪˈvapəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. turn from liquid into vapour: "cook until most of the liquid has evaporated" Similar vaporizebecome vapourvolatilizedry upvaporizeOpposite condensecondense
   • ▪ lose or cause to lose moisture or solvent as vapour: "the solution was evaporated to dryness" Similar dry outremove moisture fromdehydratedesiccatedehumidifyOpposite wet
   • ▪ (of something abstract) cease to exist: "the militancy of earlier years had evaporated in the wake of defeat" Similar endcome to an endcease to exist/bepass awaypassdie outbe no morefizzle outpeter outwear offvanishfadedisappearmelt awaydissolvedisperserare:evanesceOpposite materialize

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin evaporat- ‘changed into vapour’, from the verb evaporare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vapor ‘steam, vapour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evaporable adjective
   • 2. evaporator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   EVAPORATE definition: 1. to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: 2. to disappear: 3. to cause a…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : to pass off in vapor or in minute particles. b (1) : to pass off or away : disappear. her ardor evaporated. (2) : to diminish quickly. 2. : to give forth vapor. evaporative. i-ˈva-pə-ˌrā-tiv. adjective.

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   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.

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   EVAPORATE meaning: 1. to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: 2. to disappear: 3. to cause a…. Learn more.

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   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 ...

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   Definition of evaporate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   EVAPORATE definition: 1. If a liquid evaporates or is evaporated, it changes into gas or vapour (= very small drops of…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of 'evaporate'. 1. When a liquid evaporates, or is evaporated, it changes from a liquid state to a gas, because its temperature has increased. [...] 2. If a feeling, plan, or activity evaporates, it gradually becomes weaker and eventually disappears completely. [...] More.

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    To evaporate is to fade away or to literally turn into vapor. If you leave a glass of water out and the water slowly disappears, it's not being consumed by elves; it's evaporating.

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    1. a. To change into vapor. b. 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.