1. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporise ,

) cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" ;

2. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporise ,

) change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" ;

3. (

• gasify ,
• vaporize ,
• vaporise ,
• aerify

) turn into gas; "The substance gasified" ;

4. (

• evaporate ,
• vaporize ,
• vaporise ,

) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" ;