Evaporate
(verb)
- Convert (a liquid) into a vapor.
- Disappear or cause to disappear as if by evaporating.
- Abstain from or stop doing something.
Origin:
Mid 17th century: from latin evaporat- "dispersed as vapor", from the verb evaporare, from e- (variant of ex-) "out" + vapor "steam, vapor".
Examples:
- The water in the pan will evaporate if left on the stove.
- The alcohol in the mixture will evaporate when heated.
- The anger between them evaporated quickly.
- The company's profits evaporated due to the economic crisis.
- The enthusiasm he had for the project evaporated after the first setback.