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evaporate
verb, tr & intr evaporated, evaporating
    1. To change or cause something to change from a liquid into a vapour at a temperature below the boiling point of the liquid.
      Thesaurus: dry, dehydrate, vaporize, condense, distil, concentrate.
    2. To disappear or make disappear.
      Thesaurus: disappear, evanesce, fade, melt away, vanish, dissipate, dispel, disperse, dissolve.
Derivative: evaporable
adj
    Derivative: evaporation
    noun
      The process of evaporating.
        Thesaurus: drying, dehydration, vaporization, condensation, distillation.
      Disappearance or dispersal.
        Thesaurus: disappearance, evanescence, fading, melting, vanishing, dematerialization, dissipation, dispersal, dissolution.
    Derivative: evaporative
    adj
      Derivative: evaporator
      noun
        Etymology: 16c: from Latin evaporare, evaporatum, from e from + vapor steam or vapour.



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