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evaporate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvapəreɪt/

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Definition of evaporate

verb

turn from liquid into vapour: [no object]:cook until most of the liquid has evaporated [with object]:this gets the oil hot enough to evaporate any moisture
lose or cause to lose moisture or solvent as vapour: [with object]:the solution was evaporated to dryness
[no object] (of something abstract) cease to exist:the militancy of earlier years had evaporated in the wake of defeat

Derivatives

evaporable
evaporation
evaporator

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin evaporat- 'changed into vapour', from the verb evaporare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + vapor 'steam, vapour'

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evaporate

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evaporable

evaporation

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