EVAPORATE
\ɪvˈapəɹˌe͡ɪt], \ɪvˈapəɹˌeɪt], \ɪ_v_ˈa_p_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of EVAPORATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
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To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
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To give vent to; to dissipate.
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Dispersed in vapors.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
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To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
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To give vent to; to dissipate.
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Dispersed in vapors.
By Noah Webster.
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To disperse or pass off in vaper; pass away without effect.
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To convert into vapor; as, heat evaporates water; to dry by removing moisture from; concentrate, as milk.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman