evaporate

Meanings

Verb

lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- "evaporate milk"
cause to change into a vapor
- "The chemist evaporated the water"
change into a vapor
- "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
become less intense and fade away gradually
- "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
To give vent to; to dissipate.
To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.

Adj

evaporated

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1545, borrowed from Latin ēvapōrātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“to evaporate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English evaporaten (“to draw off humors or "spirits" as "vapor"”) and evaporen (“to draw off bodily fluid, an excess or toxic matter by converting it into "vapor"; to treat (a part of the body) by drawing off toxic matter converted into "vapor"”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

Synonyms

disappear, melt, vaporise, vaporize

Scrabble Score: 14

evaporate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
evaporate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evaporate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

evaporate is a valid Words With Friends word