evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
evaporates
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present tense formof evaporate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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At room temperature, the crystal material gradually evaporates through a process known as sublimation, in which a solid transforms directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
There is no especially good reason for this, and it pretty much evaporates for the remainder of the eight-episode series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Every drop of rain that falls on her evaporates instantly, sizzling into steam as soon as it touches her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
