evaporate
/ɪˈvæpəˌeɪt/ih-VA-pur-ayt
/ɪˈvæpɚˌeɪt/ih-VA-pur-ayt
Meaningto turn out into vapour
Common meaning: to turn into vapour
- eout
- vapsteam, vapourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1957 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘out’ + ‘steam, vapour’ → evaporate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vapor ‘steam, vapour’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vapor, p. 1957 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vapor Latin “steam, vapour”
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