| Main Entry: | evaporate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dry up, dissolve |
Synonyms: |
clear, concentrate, dehumidify, dehydrate, dematerialize, desiccate, disappear, dispel, disperse, dissipate, evanesce, evanish, fade, fade away, melt, parch, pass, vanish, vaporize, weaken |
Antonyms: |
dampen, soak, wet |
| Main Entry: | ablate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wear away |
Synonyms: |
erode, evaporate, melt, vaporize |
| Main Entry: | boil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heat to bubbling |
Synonyms: |
agitate, bubble, churn, coddle, cook, decoct, effervesce, evaporate, fizz, foam, froth, parboil, poach, seethe, simmer, smolder, steam, steep, stew |
Antonyms: |
freeze |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condense |
Synonyms: |
abate, abbreviate, abridge, become smaller, clench, compress, confine, constrict, consume, curtail, decline, decrease, deflate, draw in, dwindle, ebb, edit, epitomize, evaporate, fall away, fall off, grow less, lessen, lose, narrow, omit, purse, recede, reduce, shrink, shrivel, subside, syncopate, take in, tighten, wane, waste, weaken, wither, wrinkle |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
amplify, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen, spread, stretch |
| Main Entry: | decrease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow less or make less |
Synonyms: |
abate, calm down, check, contract, crumble, curb, curtail, cut down, decay, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, droop, drop, drop off, dry up, dwindle, ease, ebb, evaporate, fade, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, lower, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, quiet, reduce, restrain, run low, settle, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, slacken, slash, slow down, slump, soften, subside, tail off, wane, waste, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither |
Antonyms: |
add, develop, enlarge, expand, grow, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | dehydrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take moisture out of |
Synonyms: |
cotton-mouth, desiccate, drain, dry, dry out, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, parch, sear |
Antonyms: |
hydrate, moisten, wet |
| Main Entry: | desiccate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take moisture out of |
Synonyms: |
anhydrate, dehydrate, deplete, devitalize, divest, drain, dry, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, parch, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen |
Antonyms: |
moisten, moisturize, wet |
| Main Entry: | disappear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vanish; cease |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abscond, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more, be swallowed up, cease to exist, clear, come to naught, decamp, dematerialize, depart, die, die out, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, drop out of sight, ebb, end, end gradually, escape, evanesce, evanish, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, fade away, flee, fly, go, go south, leave, leave no trace, melt, melt away, pass, pass away, perish, recede, retire, retreat, sink, take flight, vacate, vamoose, wane, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
appear, arrive, come in |
| Main Entry: | dissipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappear |
Synonyms: |
dispel, disperse, dissolve, drive away, evanesce, evaporate, melt away, run dry, scatter, spread, vanish |
Antonyms: |
appear |
| Main Entry: | dissolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappear, disintegrate |
Synonyms: |
break down, break into pieces, break up, crumble, decline, decompose, diffuse, dilapidate, disband, disperse, dissipate, dwindle, evanesce, evaporate, fade, melt away, perish, separate, unmake, vanish, waste away |
Antonyms: |
appear, assemble, integrate, put together, unite |