evaporate

verb

1. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue

- evaporate milk

Similar word(s): vaporise, vaporize

Definition categories: change

2. cause to change into a vapor

- The chemist evaporated the water

Similar word(s): vaporise

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

3. change into a vapor

- The water evaporated in front of our eyes

Similar word(s): vaporise

Definition categories: change

4. become less intense and fade away gradually

- her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance

Similar word(s): disappear, melt

Definition categories: change, weaken