E*vap"o*rate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Evaporated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Evaporating (?).] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See
Vapor.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a
fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in
particles too minute to be visible.
2. To escape or pass off without effect; to
be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often
evaporates in the process of translation.
To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to
evaporate . . . is a safe way.
Bacon.
E*vap"o*rate, v. t. 1.
To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by
the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.
2. To expel moisture from (usually by means
of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to
evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
3. 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.
E*vap"o*rate (?), a. [L.
evaporatus, p. p.] Dispersed in vapors.
Thomson.
