EVAPORATE


Meaning of EVAPORATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈva-p(ə-)ˌrāt ]

verb

( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin evaporatus, past participle of evaporare, from e- + vapor steam, vapor

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to convert into vapor ; also : to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes

b. : to deposit (as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation

2.

a. : to expel moisture from

b. : expel

evaporate electrons from a hot wire

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to pass off in vapor or in minute particles

b.

(1) : to pass off or away : disappear

my despair evaporated — J. F. Wharton

(2) : to diminish quickly

2. : to give forth vapor

• evap·o·ra·tion -ˌva-pə-ˈrā-shən noun

• evap·o·ra·tive -ˈva-pə-ˌrā-tiv adjective

• evap·o·ra·tor -ˈva-pə-ˌrā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.