How to pronounce evaporate
American English pronunciation
ih-VAP-uh-rayt
- IPA
- /ɪˈvæpəˌɹeɪt/
- Syllables
- ih · VAP · uh · rayt (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What evaporate means
To change from a liquid into a gas
In a sentence: The puddles on the playground evaporated in the hot afternoon sun.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to turn into steam." It shows up in English in 1545.
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