Verb: evaporate i'va-pu,reyt
- Change from liquid to gas, typically through heating
"The chemist evaporated the water"; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes";
- vaporise [Brit], vaporize
- Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk";
- vaporize, vaporise [Brit]
- Become less intense and fade away gradually
"her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiancé";
- melt, disappear
Derived forms: evaporated, evaporates, evaporating
Type of: alter, change, change integrity, modify, weaken
Encyclopedia: Evaporate