v. i. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. evaporatus, p. p. ] Dispersed in vapors. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. reduced in volume by having moisture expelled before canning; same as condensed, 3; as, unsweetened evaporated milk. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- condensed(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]