e·vap·o·rate [ i váppə ràyt ](past and past participlee·vap·o·rat·ed, present participlee·vap·o·rat·ing, 3rd person present singulare·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"]
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