evaporate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ēvapōrātus, perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“evaporate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
- (transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
- to evaporate apples
- (transitive) to give vent to; to dissipate
- Sir H. Wotton
- My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.
- Sir H. Wotton
- (figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
- Francis Bacon
- To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate […] is a safe way.
- 2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, in BBC[1]:
- The hosts initially looked like they lacked a spring in their step, but fears of further agony evaporated in the seventh minute with a goal of typical Arsenal quality.
- Francis Bacon
Related terms
Translations
to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
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to expel moisture from
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Italian
Verb
evaporate
- second-person plural present indicative of evaporare
- second-person plural imperative of evaporare
- feminine plural of evaporato
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Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) ēvapōrāte
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