vaporise

Verb
  1. Cause to change into a vapor (synset 200577047)
    "The chemist evaporated the water"
    hypernym: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    hyponym: pervaporate - cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
    synonym: evaporate
    verb group: evaporate, vaporise - change into a vapor
  2. Change into a vapor (synset 200576797)
    "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
    hypernym: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    hyponym: pervaporate - evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
    synonym: evaporate
    verb group: evaporate, vaporise - cause to change into a vapor
  3. Turn into gas (synset 200443222)
    "The substance gasified"
    hypernym: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    hyponym: sublimate, sublime - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
    synonym: aerify, gasify, vaporize
  4. Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue (synset 200367511)
    "evaporate milk"
    hypernym: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    hyponym: transpire - exude water vapor
    synonym: evaporate, vaporize

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