evaporate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: evaporate	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for evaporate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporate v lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporize, vaporise cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporise change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporise become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" Synonym(s): melt, disappear, evaporate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evaporate \Evap"orate\, v. t. 1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes. 2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples. 3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.] My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. --Sir. H. Wotton. {Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evaporate \Evap"orate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.] Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evaporate \Evap"orate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible. 2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation. To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. --Bacon.