verb
evaporate
ih-VAP-uh-rayt
verb
1
To turn from a liquid into a vapor or gas.
"Puddles evaporate quickly on a hot, dry day."
"The alcohol evaporates as the sauce simmers."
2
To vanish or fade away completely.
"Her enthusiasm evaporated the moment she saw the price."
"Any hope of a quick deal evaporated after the meeting."
How to Use Evaporate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo turn into vapor and disappear — used literally for liquids drying up, and figuratively for things like hope, savings, or interest fading away.
Common pairings
water evaporates
savings evaporated
support evaporated
Word Forms
more evaporate comparative, evaporated past tense, evaporates singular, most evaporate superlative
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Etymology
From Latin evaporare, "to disperse in vapor" — from ex- ("out") plus vapor ("steam, vapor").