evaporate

Verb
Synonyms: vaporizevaporisemeltdisappear

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue“evaporate milk”Synonyms: vaporizevaporise
  2. cause to change into a vapor“The chemist evaporated the water”Synonyms: vaporise
  3. change into a vapor“The water evaporated in front of our eyes”Synonyms: vaporise
  4. become less intense and fade away gradually“her resistance melted under his charm”“her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance”Synonyms: meltdisappear
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.] Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Evaporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaporating.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See Vapor.]

1.To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible. [1913 Webster]

2.To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often evaporates in the process of translation. [1913 Webster]

To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t.

1.To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes. [1913 Webster]

2.To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples. [1913 Webster]

3.To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.] [1913 Webster]

My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.— Sir. H. Wotton.[1913 Webster]

Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact. [1913 Webster]

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