American English pronunciation
How to pronounce evaporates
IPA transcription: [ɪ'væpɚ,eɪts]
Pronunciation variants: [ɪ'væpɚ,eɪts][i'væpɚ,eɪts]
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Verb
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lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
“evaporate milk”
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cause to change into a vapor
“The chemist evaporated the water”
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change into a vapor
“The water evaporated in front of our eyes”
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become less intense and fade away gradually
“her resistance melted under his charm”
“her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance”
Usage examples
- The string takes shape as the propellant evaporates.
- The liquid rapidly evaporates leaving behind dry powder or dry solid granules.
- Cherry Heering is used in baking; some of the alcohol evaporates.
- Water then evaporates from the soil leaving the salt behind.
- If the mass is equal to the mass of the wormhole, that evaporates.
- When the water evaporates, the dusty particles are deposited on the surface.