HyperDic: evaporate

English > 4 senses of the word evaporate:
VERBchangeevaporate, vaporize, vaporiselose or cause to lose liquid / liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
changeevaporate, vaporisecause to change into a vapor
changeevaporate, vaporisechange into a vapor
changeevaporate, melt, disappearbecome less intense and fade away gradually
evaporate > pronunciation
Soundsihvae'perey.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > evaporate: 4 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningLose or cause to lose liquid / liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThe water evaporates; They evaporate the water
Example"evaporate milk"
Synonymsvaporize, vaporise
Entailed bysublime, sublimatevaporize and then condense right back again
Narrowertranspireexude water vapor
Broaderchange integritychange in physical make-up
Spanishevaporarse, evaporar, vaporizar
Catalanevaporar-se, evaporar, vaporitzar
Nounsevaporationthe process of extracting moisture
vaporthe process of becoming a vapor
English > evaporate: 4 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningCause to change into a vapor.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example"The chemist evaporated the water"
Synonymvaporise
NarrowerpervaporateCause (a liquid / liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Similar toevaporate, vaporisechange into a vapor
Spanishevaporar, vaporizar
Catalanevaporar
Adjectivesevaporativerelating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
Nounsvapor, evaporationthe process of becoming a vapor
vapora visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
English > evaporate: 4 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningchange into a vapor.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
Synonymvaporise
NarrowerpervaporateEvaporate through a semipermeable membrane
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Similar toevaporate, vaporiseCause to change into a vapor
Spanishevaporar, vaporizar
Catalanevaporar
Adjectivesevaporativerelating to or causing or being caused by evaporation
Nounsvapor, evaporationthe process of becoming a vapor
vapora visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
English > evaporate: 4 senses > verb 4, change
MeaningBecome less intense and fade away gradually.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
Synonymsmelt, disappear
BroaderweakenBecome weaker

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