evaporate

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

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈvæpəɹeɪt/

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

1. (intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
2. (transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion

   to evaporate apples

3. (transitive) to give vent to; to dissipate
   • Sir H. Wotton

     My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.

4. (figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
   • Francis Bacon

     To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate […] is a safe way.

   • 2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, in BBC‎:

     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.

• evaporation
• evaporator
• vapour

evaporate

1. second-person plural present indicative of evaporare
2. second-person plural imperative of evaporare
3. feminine plural of evaporato

• operavate

ēvapōrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ēvapōrātus