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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVAPORATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physical & chemical processes. absorbable. absorptive capacity. absorptivity. acidification.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVAPORATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physical & chemical processes. absorbable. absorptive capacity. absorptivity. acidification.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › evaporateEvaporate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   a. : to convert into vapor. also : to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes. b. : to deposit (a substance, such as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation. 2. a. : to expel moisture from. b. : expel. evaporate electrons from a hot wire. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to pass off in vapor or in minute particles. b (1)

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › evaporateEVAPORATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Evaporation is one step in the water cycle, in which water, such as on the surface of oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water, turns into water vapor. The cycle continues as the vapor condenses to form clouds and is then released through precipitation, such as rain and snow.

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

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   to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating: The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physical & chemical processes. absorbable. absorptive capacity. absorptivity. acidification.

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

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   When a liquid evaporates, or is evaporated, it changes from a liquid state to a gas, because its temperature has increased.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › evaporatedEvaporated - definition of evaporated by The Free Dictionary

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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.