evaporate

intransitive-verb
UK: /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
US: /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

  1. To change from a liquid to a gas.

    1. The water will evaporate in the sun.
    2. The spilled alcohol started to evaporate quickly in the warm room.

  2. To disappear quickly and completely.

    1. My worries evaporated when I saw her smile.
    2. All their savings had evaporate after the company went bankrupt last year.

Synonyms

vaporize disappear vanish dry up
evaporate transitive-verb

  1. To cause a liquid to change into a gas.

    1. The sun evaporates water from the lake.
    2. The machine evaporates the solvent to leave a concentrated product behind.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "evaporate" in English means: To change from a liquid to a gas., To disappear quickly and completely..

The phonetic transcription of "evaporate" is /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ in British English and /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "evaporate": vaporize, disappear, vanish, dry up.

Example usage of "evaporate": "The water will evaporate in the sun.". More examples on the page.