Evaporating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
     evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]
     1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be
        dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too
        minute to be visible.


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     2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to
        be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often evaporates in
        the process of translation.
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              To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents
              to evaporate . . . is a safe way.     --Bacon.
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