evaporate

[US]/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
[UK]/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition:
vt. & vi. (of something) to disappear by turning into vapor
vi. to disappear, cease to exist.

Example Sentences

The sun will evaporate the mist.

The pool of water on the playground evaporated in the sun.

The water soon evaporated in the sunshine.

Heat evaporates water into steam.

the militancy of earlier years had evaporated in the wake of defeat.

If you evaporate a little sea water on a porcelain dish; on cooling, crystals of common salt will deposit on the sides of the dish.

Without action, even the most grand of dreams evaporate into the ether when left unnurtured in the misty realms of the mind.

Real-world Examples

The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

How do your fingers feel after the two liquids have evaporated?

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Trust between unions, employers and government has since evaporated.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

Melt away? Yes, you'll melt away soon, and then, you will evaporate and disappear.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

It is not only that growth is evaporating; inflation is also extraordinarily low.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And here's what would happen if all the Earth's oceans evaporated.

Source: If there is a if.

Yet barely had they appeared than they could have just as quickly evaporated.

Source: Environment and Science

But how bad would it be if all the oceans evaporated right now?

Source: If there is a if.

But by Sunday, the hope of finding anyone else alive had all but evaporated.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2021 Collection

To cheat this, they'll just evaporate everything and turn everything into mushroom farms.

Source: Riddles (Audio Version)

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