v. e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates
v. tr.
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- To convert or change into a vapor.
- To draw off in the form of vapor.
- To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.
- To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.
v. intr.
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- To change into vapor.
- To pass off in or as vapor.
- To produce vapor.
- To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear.
evaporate
v 1: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: vaporize, vaporise] 2: cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" [syn: vaporise] 3: change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" [syn: vaporise]
Synonyms: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
These verbs mean to pass out of sight or existence:
a skyscraper disappearing in the fog;
time seeming to evanesce;
courage evaporating;
memories fading away;
hope slowly vanishing.
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