EVAPORATE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporate

verb

i-ˈva-p(ə-)ˌrāt

Definition of evaporate

as in to disappear

to cease to be visible by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated

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Recent Examples of evaporate The rate at which water evaporates from a wet surface such as the ocean is controlled by the temperature of the surface, so when the ocean is hotter, more water is evaporated from it, resulting in higher humidity levels. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Take away that cachet and the Nuvolari’s business case starts to evaporate. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026 The states cannot responsibly accept promises that evaporate when conditions turn hard. — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 When operators inevitably move facilities across the Hudson or to Long Island, all the bill’s benefits will evaporate. — Jessica Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporate

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Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Among the habitats Steinbach filmed are tidal floodplain forests, a landscape type that has largely disappeared in Europe.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappear

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The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Hollywood voice actors are split over AI voice cloning, as big-name performers license lucrative replicas while freelancers see jobs vanish and fear training their own replacements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanish

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As his memories begin to fade, he's left in a panic, not wanting to lose everything.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
It was designed to give Hawthorne’s fading downtown a boost with three major department stores — JCPenney in addition to the Broadway and Montgomery Ward — as well as numerous shops and a movie theater.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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