evaporate
/ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/ verb B2- To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
- To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion. · to evaporate apples
- To give vent to; to dissipate.
- To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect. · Near-synonym: go up in smoke
- To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.
He/she/it evaporates · Past evaporated · Past participle evaporated · -ing form evaporating
Verb forms
- Base form
- evaporate
- He/she/it
- evaporates
- Past
- evaporated
- Past participle
- evaporated
- -ing form
- evaporating
From the library
“Possibly nothing at all; the overflow of my brain would probably, in a state of freedom, have evaporated in a thousand follies; misfortune is needed to bring to light the treasures of the human intellect.
Believe me, and take comfort, this is better for me than tons of gold and cases of diamonds, even were they not as problematical as the clouds we see in the morning floating over the sea, which we take for terra firma, and which evaporate and vanish as we draw near to them.
The burden of fault evaporates into the ether, leaving the aggrieved party with a hollow acknowledgment devoid of genuine accountability.
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