Hypertext Webster Gateway: "evaporate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Evaporate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.]
Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
evaporate
v : lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more
concentrated residue;"evaporate milk" [syn: {vaporize}, {vaporise}]
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