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EVAPORATES
Verb
evaporates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
Source: Wiktionary
EVAPORATE
E*vap"o*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evaporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaporating.] Etym: [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.
E*vap"o*rate, 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.
E*vap"o*rate, a. Etym: [L. evaporatus, p. p.]
Definition: Dispersed in vapors. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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