evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
evaporated
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past participleof evaporate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof evaporate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
evaporateverb (used without object)to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
Example Sentences
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The skepticism I had heard at the beginning of the afternoon had evaporated.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Had she secured a second Olympic gold, the motivation to dive into the pro ranks might have evaporated.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
This one responded to a price, not to plumbing, which is exactly how the market read it, and why the effect evaporated within a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Their findings suggest that the material came from a region near the surface of its parent asteroid, where liquid water evaporated and left behind increasingly concentrated salts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Her hand evaporated as it got close to living skin.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
