evaporate
English
Etymology
From Latin ēvapōrātus, perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“evaporate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈvæpəɹeɪt/
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Verb
evaporate (third-person singular simple present evaporates, present participle evaporating, simple past and past participle evaporated)
- (intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
- (transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
- to evaporate apples
- (transitive) to give vent to; to dissipate
- Sir H. Wotton
- My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.
- Sir H. Wotton
- (figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
- Francis Bacon
- To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate […] is a safe way.
- Francis Bacon
Related terms
Translations
to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
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Italian
Verb
evaporate
Latin
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