evaporate
pronunciation
How to pronounce evaporate in British English:
UK [ɪˈvæpəreɪt]
How to pronounce evaporate in American English:
US [ɪˈvæpəreɪt]
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- Verb:
- lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- cause to change into a vapor
- change into a vapor
Word Origin
- evaporate (v.)
- early 15c., "draw off (humors or spirits) as vapor," from Late Latin evaporatum, past participle of evaporare "disperse in vapor" (see evaporation). Intransitive sense by 1560s. Figurative use by 1610s. Related: Evaporated; evaporating.
Example
- 1. Further processes evaporate water and remove things like mercury .
- 2. U.s. households have seen $ 13 trillion in wealth evaporate .
- 3. Household savings will evaporate as japan 's population continues to age .
- 4. I watched that number evaporate , expecting the tide to turn .
- 5. Of course , the publishers recognize that this market could evaporate as the chinese economy slows .