evaporate

Verb

  • (v.) evaporate, vaporize, vaporise (lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue) "evaporate milk"
  • (v.) evaporate, vaporise (cause to change into a vapor) "The chemist evaporated the water"
  • (v.) evaporate, vaporise (change into a vapor) "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
  • (v.) melt, disappear, evaporate (become less intense and fade away gradually) "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
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