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evaporate

e·vap·o·rate [ i váppə ràyt ] (past and past participle e·vap·o·rat·ed, present participle e·vap·o·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular e·vap·o·rates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb change liquid to vapor: to change a liquid into a vapor, usually by heating to below its boiling point, or change from a liquid to vapor in this way
The water evaporates, increasing the moisture in the air.

2. transitive verb remove liquid from something: to remove liquid from something, usually by heating, to produce a more concentrated or solid substance

3. intransitive verb vanish: to disappear gradually, or fade away to nothing

4. transitive verb physics deposit film: to deposit something such as a metal film on a surface through the condensation of a vaporized substance

[15th century. < Latin evaporat-, past participle of evaporare "go out in vapor" < vapor "steam, heat"]

e·vap·o·ra·ble adjective
e·vap·o·ra·tive [ i váppə ràytiv, i váppərətiv ] adjective
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