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Evaporate: Definition, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：turn into gas (evaporate)

evaporate 🔊

/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

When a liquid turns into a gas and disappears into the air, especially because it has been heated.

Evaporate meaning illustrated by steam rising from a pot of boiling water on a stove.

turn into gas 🔊

➕

/tɜːrn ˈɪntuː ɡæs/

To change from a liquid state to a gaseous state, typically due to the application of heat.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'vapor' (steam), meaning to turn into vapor.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'E-VAP-orate' as vapor escaping when something is heated.

📖 Example

The morning sun was so hot that the puddles on the street evaporated in just a few minutes. 🔊 The intense heat from the morning sun caused the street puddles to turn into gas and vanish quickly.

🔗 Collocations

evaporate quickly – to turn into gas rapidly

evaporate into thin air – to disappear completely as if turned to gas

heat causes to evaporate – applying heat leads to the transformation into gas

🔄 Synonyms

vaporize (v.) – to convert into vapor

disappear (v.) – to vanish from sight

dissipate (v.) – to scatter or disperse

🚫 Antonyms

condense (v.) – to change from gas to liquid

appear (v.) – to come into view

🌱 Derivatives

evaporation (n.) – the process of turning into vapor

evaporative (adj.) – related to or causing evaporation

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'evaporare', first used in the 15th century to describe liquid turning to vapor. Now common in scientific contexts, such as explaining the water cycle in environmental science.

Meaning 2：disappear suddenly (evaporate)

evaporate 🔊

/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

To disappear suddenly and completely, as if it had turned into gas.

Evaporate metaphor shown as a cartoon coin fading away and disappearing completely.

disappear suddenly 🔊

➕

/dɪsəˈpɪər ˈsʌdənli/

To vanish quickly and completely, often used in a metaphorical sense to describe abstract things like emotions or opportunities.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My enthusiasm for the project evaporated as soon as I saw how much extra work was involved. 🔊 My excitement for the project vanished instantly upon realizing the additional workload.

🔗 Collocations

evaporate instantly – to disappear immediately

hope evaporates – hope vanishes quickly

evaporate without a trace – to disappear completely leaving no evidence

🔄 Synonyms

vanish (v.) – to disappear suddenly

fade (v.) – to gradually disappear

dissolve (v.) – to disappear as if by melting

🚫 Antonyms

appear (v.) – to come into view

persist (v.) – to continue to exist