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Added 9 October 2026

evaporate

/ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/ verb

Latin root: ēvapōrātus First recorded: 1545 Wiktionary

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To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
to evaporate apples
To give vent to; to dissipate.

adjective

evaporated

Origin

First attested in 1545, borrowed from Latin ēvapōrātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“to evaporate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English evaporaten (“to draw off humors or "spirits" as "vapor"”) and evaporen (“to draw off bodily fluid, an excess or toxic matter by converting it into "vapor"; to treat (a part of the body) by drawing off toxic matter converted into "vapor"”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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