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   e·vap·o·rate

   /əˈvapəˌrāt/

   verb

   • 1. turn from liquid into vapor: "cook until most of the liquid has evaporated" Similar vaporizebecome vaporvolatilizedry upvaporizeOpposite condensecondense
   • ▪ lose or cause to lose moisture or solvent as vapor: "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 vapor’, from the verb evaporare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vapor ‘steam, vapor’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evaporable adjective
   • 2. evaporator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   Learn the meaning of evaporate, a verb that means to convert into vapor or to disappear quickly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for evaporate.

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   Evaporate means to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating, or to disappear. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Evaporate means to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor, or to disappear or fade away. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related terms of evaporate.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVAPORATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Evaporate means to change from a liquid or solid state to a vapour, or to disappear or fade away. Learn more about the word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage of evaporate with Collins English Dictionary.

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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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEVAPORATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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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   Evaporate means to change into a gas, especially steam, or to disappear gradually. Learn how to use this verb with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences.