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).
Phrases and idioms:
evaporated milk milk concentrated by partial evaporation.
Derivatives:
evaporable adj. evaporation n. evaporative adj. evaporator n.
Etymology: L evaporare (as E-, vaporare as VAPOUR)