Evaporate /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Evaporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaporating

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.

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.

1. Dispersed in vapors.