evaporar — meaning in English

English meaning

• boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
• evaporate verb To turn from a liquid into a vapor or gas.

Senses

evaporar is used for these senses in English:

• boil (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
• evaporate (ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

boil — full definition

1. verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
2. noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.

evaporate — full definition

1. verb To turn from a liquid into a vapor or gas.
2. verb To vanish or fade away completely.

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