evaporates

Turns to gas

Evaporates is the third-person singular of evaporate—to turn from liquid into vapor.

Water evaporates from lakes and oceans.

Figuratively, things that evaporate disappear gradually or suddenly: Her enthusiasm evaporated when she saw the workload.

Support for the proposal evaporated overnight.

disappearance

vanish

Cease to be visible

disperse · disappear · scatter · melt away · thin out · diffuse · dispel · dwindle · recede · clear

fleeting

ephemeral

Lasting very briefly

short-lived · passing · impermanent · fugitive · volatile · transitory · elusive · brief · whiff · puff

physical

vaporize

Convert to gas

humidity · distill · sublimate · volatilize · mist · fog · vapor · precipitate · water cycle · dew

dryness

desiccation

Complete removal of moisture

drought · withered · shriveled · crisp · dusty · scorched · wilted · dried out · thirst · barren

Categories
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physical state change

evaporatescondenses

Reduces to essentials

liquefies · precipitates · solidifies · freezes · deposits

moisture level

evaporatessoaks

Wets through completely

saturates · drenches · dampens · moistens · wets

metaphorical disappearance

evaporatesmaterializes

Becomes physically present

appears · solidifies · crystallizes · emerges · manifests

Phrases
Family

evaporate, evaporation, evaporated, evaporating, evaporator, evaporative, evaporators, evaporations

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