Word of the Day: Evaporate

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- Evaporate -

pronounced [ih-vap-uh-reyt]

verb (used without object)

1. to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.

2. to give off moisture.

3. to disappear; vanish; fade: His hopes evaporated.

verb (used with object)

4. to convert into a gaseous state or vapor; drive off or extract in the form of vapor: The warm sun evaporated the dew.

5. to extract moisture or liquid from, as by heat, so as to make dry or to reduce to a denser state: to evaporate fruit.

6. to cause to disappear or fade; dissipate: His involvement in the scandal evaporated any hope he had for a political career.

Origin

early 15c., from L. evaporatum, pp. of evaporare (see evaporation). Related: Evaporated; evaporating.

Related Words
vaporise, vaporize

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