lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water
When a liquid evaporates, or is evaporated, it changes from a liquid state to a gas, because its temperature has increased. Moisture is drawn to the surface of the fabric so that it evaporates The water is evaporated by the sun. + evaporation evapo·ra·tion The soothing, cooling effect is caused by the evaporation of the sweat on the skin