Evaporate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Evaporate is a verb meaning (ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
Meaning
(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
- (transitive, figuratively) To give vent to; to dissipate.
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.
- (obsolete) evaporated
Example Sentences
to evaporate apples
Near-synonym: go up in smoke
To give moderate liberty for griefs to evaporate […] is a safe way.
[M]y lord of Eſſex choſe to evaporate his thoughts in a Sonnet (being his common vvay) to be ſung before the Queen, […]
Word Forms
- evaporates
- evaporating
- evaporated
Synonyms for evaporate
Depending on context, synonyms include vaporize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vaporize, disappear, vanish, fly, dissipate, dry.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.