Dictionary

1. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporize ,
• vaporise ,

) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" ;

2. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporise ,

) cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" ;

3. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporise ,

) change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" ;

4. (

• melt ,
• disappear ,
• evaporate ,

) become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" ;