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1. Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
   "evaporate milk"
   - vaporize, vaporise [Brit]
    
2. Cause to change into a vapour
   "The chemist evaporated the water"
   - vaporise [Brit], vaporize
    
3. Change into a vapour
   "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
   - vaporise [Brit], vaporize
    
4. Become less intense and fade away gradually
   "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiancé"
   - melt, disappear

Derived forms: evaporates, evaporated, evaporating

See also: evaporation, evaporative, vapor [US]

Type of: alter, change, change integrity, modify, weaken

Encyclopedia: Evaporate