Evaporate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt/

Definitions of evaporate

verb to change from a liquid to a vapor or gas, often as a result of heat

Example Sentences

A1 The water will evaporate if left in the sun for too long.

A2 I forgot to cover the pot, so the liquid started to evaporate.

B1 The company's profits began to evaporate due to poor management decisions.

B2 The heat caused the sweat to quickly evaporate from my skin.

C1 The artist's popularity seemed to evaporate overnight after a scandal.

C2 The evidence against the suspect seemed to evaporate as new information came to light.

Examples of evaporate in a Sentence

formal The water will eventually evaporate due to the high temperatures.

informal If you leave the cup of water out, it will just evaporate.

slang I forgot to put the lid on the pot, so all the water just evaporated.

figurative His hopes of winning the competition seemed to evaporate as he watched his opponent's flawless performance.

Grammatical Forms of evaporate

• past tense: evaporated
• plural: evaporates
• comparative: more evaporative
• superlative: most evaporative
• present tense: evaporate
• future tense: will evaporate
• perfect tense: has evaporated
• continuous tense: is evaporating
• singular: evaporate
• positive degree: evaporate
• infinitive: to evaporate
• gerund: evaporating
• participle: evaporated

Origin and Evolution of evaporate

First Known Use: 1630 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'evaporate' originated from the Latin word 'evaporare', which means 'to exhale'.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to describe the process of turning into vapor or gas, the word 'evaporate' has evolved to also mean disappearing or vanishing gradually.