evaporate

/ɪˈvæp·əˌreɪt/ v [I/T]

Definition

› chemistry, biology, earth science to cause a liquid to change to a gas, esp. by heating: [I] Some water evaporates to form clouds. › If something such as a feeling or problem evaporates, it suddenly disappears: [I] The issue of global warming is not just going to evaporate.

(Definition of evaporate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)