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Webster 1913 Edition
Evaporate
E-vap′o-rate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Evaporated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Evaporating
.] 1.
To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible.
2.
To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted,
as, the spirit of a writer often
. evaporates
in the process of translationTo give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to
evaporate
. . . is a safe way. Bacon.
E-vap′o-rate
,Verb.
T.
1.
To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
2.
To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation;
as, to
. evaporate
apples3.
To give vent to; to dissipate.
[R.]
My lord of Essex
evaporated
his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton.
Evaporating surface
(Steam Boilers)
, that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.
E-vap′o-rate
,Adj.
[L.
evaporatus
, p. p.] Dispersed in vapors.
Thomson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evaporate
EVAP'ORATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible. Fluids when heated often evaporate in visible steam; but water, on the surface of the earth, generally evaporates in an imperceptible manner.2.
To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted. Arguments evaporate in words. The spirit of a writer often evaporates in translating.EVAP'ORATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To give vent to; to pour out in words or sound.EVAP'ORATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
evaporate
evaporate
English
Verb
evaporate (third-person singular simple present evaporates, present participle evaporating, simple past and past participle evaporated)
- to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
- (transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
- to evaporate apples
- (transitive) to give vent to; to dissipate
- Sir H. Wotton
- My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.
- Sir H. Wotton
- (figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
- Francis Bacon
- To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate […] is a safe way.
- Francis Bacon
Related terms
Translations
to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
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