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What does "evaporate" mean?

Evaporate: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
  2. 3.To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
  3. 4.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.
  4. 5.Dispersed in vapors. Thomson.

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