Meaning

5 senses

  1. (ergative)To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

    verdampfen, verdunsten, evaporieren

    испаря́тьisparjátʹ, испари́тьisparítʹ, испаря́тьсяisparjátʹsja

    випаро́вуватиvyparóvuvaty, ви́паруватиvýparuvaty, випаро́вуватисяvyparóvuvatysja

  2. (transitive)To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.

    to evaporate apples

    dörren, ausdörren

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To give vent to; to dissipate.

  4. (figuratively, intransitive)To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.

    Near-synonym: go up in smoke

    verschwinden, verduften

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.

More definitions
  • lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
  • change into a vapor
  • cause to change into a vapor
  • become less intense and fade away gradually

Examples

37 sentences

  1. Water evaporates when it is heated.

    ruВода испаряется при нагревании. — odexed

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  2. The dew evaporated when the sun rose.

    ruКогда солнце поднялось, роса испарилась. — fjay69

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  3. Water evaporates very quickly in this heat.

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  4. In hot weather, water evaporates quickly.

    ruВ жаркую погоду вода испаряется быстро. — Yana_Umk

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  5. The water evaporated under the sun.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(transitive or intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state:
Русский
By meaning 1
(transitive or intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
(transitive or intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state:
to expel moisture from:
to disappear:

Origin

First attested in 1545, borrowed from Latin ēvapōrātus, the perfect passive participle of

First attested in 1545, borrowed from Latin ēvapōrātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“to evaporate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English evaporaten (“to draw off humors or "spirits" as "vapor"”) and evaporen (“to draw off bodily fluid, an excess or toxic matter by converting it into "vapor"; to treat (a part of the body) by drawing off toxic matter converted into "vapor"”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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Forms

evaporates, evaporating, evaporated, evaporated
Base formevaporate · to evaporate
3rd person singularevaporates
Present participleevaporating
Past simpleevaporated
Past participleevaporated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyevaporate
he, she, itevaporates

Past simpleLesson

all personsevaporated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave evaporated
he, she, ithas evaporated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill evaporate

Synonyms

5 synonyms
go up in smoke
Close in meaning
  • lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue:vaporizevaporise
  • change into a vapor:vaporise
  • cause to change into a vapor:vaporise
  • become less intense and fade away gradually:meltdisappear

Word family

11 related words
Relatedevaporationevaporatorvapourvaporevaporative
Derivedcoevaporatenonevaporatednonevaporatingphotoevaporatereevaporateunevaporated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
evaluationB2evangelicalevangelistevaporationevasionevasiveeve
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