Meaning & use
Evaporate
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To turn from a liquid into a vapor; figuratively, to disappear gradually and completely.
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The puddle evaporated quickly in the afternoon sun.
Her enthusiasm for the project evaporated after months of delays.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, describing hope, support, or enthusiasm vanishing, is just as common as the literal scientific one.
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