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- pronunciation:
- ih
vae
p
reIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
evaporates, evaporating, evaporated |
| definition 1: |
to turn from liquid into gas; pass away in the form of vapor.
When water evaporates, it becomes water vapor.
- antonyms:
- condense
- similar words:
- dehydrate, fume, mist, steam
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| definition 2: |
to disappear as if vaporized.
The team's early lead evaporated in the second half.- synonyms:
- disappear, vanish
- similar words:
- fade, scatter
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| related words: |
disappear, dissolve, go, lift, pass, transpire, vanish |
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| derivations: |
evaporation (n.), evaporator (n.) |
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