| Definitions of 'evaporate' |
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1. (verb) evaporate, vaporize, vaporise
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk"
2. (verb) evaporate, vaporise
cause to change into a vapor
"The chemist evaporated the water"
3. (verb) evaporate, vaporise
change into a vapor
"The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
4. (verb) melt, disappear, evaporate
become less intense and fade away gradually
"her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
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| Definitions of 'evaporate' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) evaporate
dispersed in vapors
2. (verb) evaporate
to pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible
3. (verb) evaporate
to escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation
4. (verb) evaporate
to convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes
5. (verb) evaporate
to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples
6. (verb) evaporate
to give vent to; to dissipate
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