evaporate

verb

i-ˈva-p(ə-)ˌrāt How to pronounce evaporate (audio)
Definition of evaporatenext
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated

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Recent Examples of evaporate The fact that the bourbon is matured in Old Dominion is key to these high proofs according to master distiller Brian Prewitt, who told Robb Report that the state’s hot, humid summers and mild winters mean that more water evaporates as part of the angel’s share than alcohol. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025 That liquid water has now all gone, either frozen into polar ice caps or as permafrost beneath the surface, or evaporated into the atmosphere and lost to space. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025 Whichever the case, the substance usually doesn't have a chance to release all of its nutrients before it either leaches down into the water table, or evaporates up into the atmosphere. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025 Third, competition evaporates in the face of elections that are largely foregone conclusions. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evaporate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
  1. disappear
  2. vanish
  3. fade
  4. melt
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  • There are still matches when Isak is on the fringes — Bournemouth, Fulham and West Ham in 2025 — and when his hold-up play disappears, leaving Newcastle toothless up top.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Two years later, without explanation, the vocalist and guitarist had not only disappeared from the collective, but seemingly retired the project of Ghost Mountain altogether.
    — Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of disappear
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  • We’re done watching cash vanish while our kids go without.
    — Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of vanish
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  • The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Now, Trump's personal and fading legal troubles—combined with his brash policies concerning issues like immigration, executive power, and corporate regulations—are once again driving people to law school.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of fade
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  • The best blush for mature skin should melt seamlessly into the complexion, livening the face with a healthy flush that doesn’t settle into fine lines, or appear to come from a compact or tube at all.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
  • My cream blush and bronzer melted right in, resulting in a seamless blend.
    — Denise Primbet, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
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