evaporate

(ĭ-văp'ə-rāt')

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.

1. 1. To convert or change into a vapor.
   2. To draw off in the form of vapor.
2. To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.
3. To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

v.intr.

1. 1. To change into vapor.
   2. To pass off in or as vapor.
2. To produce vapor.
3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See synonyms at disappear.

[Middle English evaporaten, from Latin ēvapōrāre, ēvapōrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam.]

evaporation e·vap'o·ra'tion n.
evaporative e·vap'o·ra'tive adj.
evaporatively e·vap'o·ra'tive·ly adv.
evaporativity e·vap'o·ra·tiv'i·ty (-ərə-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
evaporator e·vap'o·ra'tor n.

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verb

1. To pass off as vapor, especially when heated: boil away, vaporize, volatilize. See solid/liquid/consistency.
2. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: disappear, evanesce, fade, fade out, vanish. See show/hide.

v

Definition: dry up, dissolve
Antonyms: dampen, soak, wet

IN BRIEF: To change from a liquid or solid into a gas. Also: to fade away or disappear.

The water on the stove evaporated after being left to boil for an hour.

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Pertaining to evaporation.

• e. loss — loss of body water by evaporation of water from the body to the air; a heat control mechanism and a factor in water balance studies.

For a list of words related to evaporation, see:

• Heat - evaporation: change of state from liquid to gas or vapor
• Physical Properties and Changes - evaporation: change from liquid to gas at temperature below boiling point of liquid, occurring at surface of liquid as molecules with higher kinetic energies escape into their gas phase

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - inddampe, kondensere, få til at fordampe, evaporere
v. intr. - evaporere, fordampe, forsvinde, fordufte

idioms:

• evaporated milk    kondenseret mælk, dåsemælk, inddampet mælk

Nederlands (Dutch)
evaporeren, verdwijnen, verdampen, neerslaan (van metaal), uitstoten, indampen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire évaporer, condenser
v. intr. - s'évaporer, se volatiliser, s'évanouir, s'envoler

idioms:

• evaporated milk    lait condensé sucré

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdunsten, verdampfen, verschwinden (lassen)

idioms:

• evaporated milk    Kondensmilch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξατμίζω/-ομαι, ξεθυμαίνω, (μτφ.) εξανεμίζω/-ομαι

idioms:

• evaporated milk    συμπυκνωμένο γάλα, γάλα εβαπορέ

Italiano (Italian)
evaporare

idioms:

• evaporated milk    latte condensato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evaporar-se, evaporar

idioms:

• evaporated milk    leite (m) em pó

Русский (Russian)
испарять, сгущать, улетучиваться

idioms:

• evaporated milk    сгущенное стерилизованное молоко

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - evaporar, secar, desecar, disipar
v. intr. - desvanecerse, evaporarse, deshidratar por evaporación

idioms:

• evaporated milk    leche evaporada, leche concentrada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dunsta, gå upp i rök

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使蒸发, 蒸发, 消失, 失去水分

idioms:

• evaporated milk    炼乳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使蒸發
v. intr. - 蒸發, 消失, 失去水分

idioms:

• evaporated milk    煉乳

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 증발시키다
v. intr. - 증발하다, 죽다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 蒸発させる, 水分を抜く, 蒸発する, 消散する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتبخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אידה‬
v. intr. - ‮התנדף‬

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