e·vap·o·rate ( -v p  -r t )v. e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates v.tr. 1. a. To convert or change into a vapor. b. To draw off in the form of vapor. 2. To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion. 3. To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation. v.intr. 1. a. To change into vapor. b. To pass off in or as vapor. 2. To produce vapor. 3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear. [Middle English evaporaten, from Latin  vap rre, vaprt- : -, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam.]e·vap o·ration n.e·vap o·rative adj.e·vap o·rative·ly adv.e·vap o·ra·tivi·ty (-r-tv-t) n.e·vap o·rator n. |
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