evaporate (v.)

  1. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; evaporate milk

    [ Syn: vaporize , vaporise ]

  2. cause to change into a vapor; The chemist evaporated the water

    [ Syn: vaporise ]

  3. change into a vapor; The water evaporated in front of our eyes

    [ Syn: vaporise ]

  4. become less intense and fade away gradually; her resistance melted under his charm; her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance

    [ Syn: melt , disappear ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.