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Definition of evaporate : 1. Dispersed in vapors.
2. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor ( usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
3. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation.
4. To expel moisture from ( usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
5. To give vent to; to dissipate.
6. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible.

Synonyms:

run, dry up, go away, unthaw, unfreeze, volatilize, melt down, meld, steam, aerify, dissipate, zap, boil away, dethaw, show, solid, fume, fade out, vaporise, mellow out, mellow, concentrate, thaw

flee, hide, depart, vanish, go, fade, disappear, sink, fly, melt

dislocate, diffuse, diverge, distribute, disburse, diffract, evanesce, dissolve, radiate, refract, scatter, separate, disconnect, disperse, disorder, detach, dole

distill, gasify, aerate, ventilate, fumigate, disintegrate, atomize, vaporize, etherify, sublimate

drain, dehumidify, pump out, parch, dehydrate, catheterize, suck dry, mop, swab, wipe, wither, wring out, desiccate, empty, dry, blot, stanch

Usage examples:

• Heat will also quickly cause Hg to evaporate from Au. - "An Introduction to Chemical Science", R.P. Williams.
• These shallow pans of water with large wick evaporating surfaces will evaporate from three to four quarts during the twenty- four hours. - "The Mother and Her Child", William S. Sadler Lena K. Sadler.
• Do plants that evaporate much water grow more rapidly than those that evaporate less? - "Dry-Farming", John A. Widtsoe.