v. 1 intr. turn from solid or liquid into vapour. 2 intr. & tr. lose or cause to lose moisture as vapour. 3 intr. & tr. disappear or cause to disappear (our courage evaporated). evaporated milk milk concentrated by partial evaporation. evaporable adj. evaporation n. evaporative adj. evaporator n.
[ L evaporare (as E-, vaporare as VAPOUR) ]