evaporate

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English

Etymology

From Latin ēvapōrātus, perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“evaporate”).

Pronunciation

Verb

evaporate (third-person singular simple present evaporates, present participle evaporating, simple past and past participle evaporated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
    Coordinate term: sublimate
  2. (transitive) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
    to evaporate apples
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To give vent to; to dissipate.
  4. (intransitive, figurative) To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
    Near-synonym: go up in smoke
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes , 3rd edition, London: Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
      To give moderate liberty for griefs to evaporate […] is a safe way.
    • 1976 April 10, “Now What?”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      Gay people have belabored on this issue far too long and far too hard to allow the efforts of years to be evaporated through this obscene ruling. Our fights will continue, if not in the courts, then in the legislatures.
    • 2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 – 0 w:Leyton Orient F.C.Leyton Orient”, in BBC Sport‎:
      The hosts initially looked like they lacked a spring in their step, but fears of further agony evaporated in the seventh minute with a goal of typical Arsenal quality.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

evaporate

  1. inflection of evaporare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

evaporate f pl

  1. feminine plural of evaporato

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

ēvapōrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ēvapōrātus

Spanish

Verb

evaporate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of evaporar combined with te
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