# evaporate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #28,535

## Definitions
1. To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
3. To give vent to; to dissipate.
4. To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
5. To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.

## Etymology
First attested in 1545, borrowed from Latin ēvapōrātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvapōrō (“to evaporate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English evaporaten (“to draw off humors or "spirits" as "vapor"”) and evaporen (“to draw off bodily fluid, an excess or toxic matter by converting it into "vapor"; to treat (a part of the body) by drawing off toxic matter converted into "vapor"”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

## Easily confused with
- **elaborate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elaborate-vs-evaporate)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eavporate`, `evaoprate`, `evapoarte`, `evaporaet`, `evaporatte`, `evaporrate`, `evaportae`, `evapporate`, `evaproate`, `evpaorate`, `evvaporate`, `veaporate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/evaporate