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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Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Through spreadsheets they have to keep track of things like ammunition, food, fuel, water, even down to the rate at which water evaporates depending on the heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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
Heat domes also cause "dry thunderstorms" where rain evaporates before hitting the surface and lightning strikes are liable to trigger wildfires.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Somewhere along the two-and-a-half-hour journey, Nikhil evaporates and Gogol claims him again.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
