| VERB | change | vaporise, evaporate | cause to change into a vapor |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | vaporise, evaporate | change into a vapor | |
| change | vaporise, gasify, vaporize, aerify | turn into gas | |
| change | vaporise, evaporate, vaporize | lose or cause to lose liquid / liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue |
| Meaning | Cause to change into a vapor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | evaporate | |
| Narrower | pervaporate | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | evaporate, vaporise | change into a vapor |
| Spanish | evaporar, vaporizar | |
| Catalan | evaporar | |
| Meaning | change into a vapor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | evaporate | |
| Narrower | pervaporate | Evaporate through a semipermeable membrane |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | evaporate, vaporise | Cause to change into a vapor |
| Spanish | evaporar, vaporizar | |
| Catalan | evaporar | |
| Meaning | Turn into gas. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | gasify, vaporize, aerify | |
| Narrower | sublime, sublimate | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | evaporar, gasificar, vaporizar | |
| Catalan | evaporar, gasificar, vaporitzar-se | |
| Nouns | vapor | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance |
| vaporisation, vapor | the process of becoming a vapor | |
| Meaning | Lose or cause to lose liquid / liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | evaporate, vaporize | |
| Entailed by | sublime, sublimate | vaporize and then condense right back again |
| Narrower | transpire | exude water vapor |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | evaporarse, evaporar, vaporizar | |
| Catalan | evaporar-se, evaporar, vaporitzar | |
| Nouns | vapor | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance |
| vaporisation, vapor | the process of becoming a vapor | |
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