Meaning & use
evaporates
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Changes from a liquid into a vapor, typically as a result of heating; or, figuratively, disappears gradually.
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Water evaporates faster in direct sunlight.
His confidence evaporates whenever he has to speak in public.
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The figurative sense, describing something like hope, money, or confidence vanishing, has been common in English since at least the 17th century.
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