EVAPORATE

To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible.

To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation. To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. Bacon.

To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.

To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.

To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.] My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton. Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

Dispersed in vapors. Thomson.