evaporate
/ɪ'væpə,reɪt/
verb
9 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
Become less intense and fade away gradually.
“her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance”
2
Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.
“evaporate milk”
3
Change into a vapor.
“The water evaporated in front of our eyes”
4
Cause to change into a vapor.
“The chemist evaporated the water”
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withE … E
Syllablese · vap · o · rate
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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