EVAPORATE


Meaning of EVAPORATE in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.