† devaporatev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To bring out of the state of vapour; to condense.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > render humid or expose to vapour [verb (transitive)] > condense moisture
resolvea1398
condense1662
devaporate1787
precipitate1863
1787 E. Darwin in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 50 The deduction of a small quantity of heat from a cloud or province of vapour..will devaporate the whole.
1789 Ann. Reg. 127 The vapour..is brought to the summit of mountains by the atmosphere, and being there devaporated slides down between the strata.
2. intransitive. To become condensed, or deprived of vapour.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > be or become humid [verb (intransitive)] > fall or be deposited as condensed vapour
coagulec1400
coagulatec1550
condense1655
dripa1670
devaporate1787
precipitate1796
1787 E. Darwin in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 52 The air..by its expansion produces cold and devaporates.
Derivatives
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [noun] > condensed moisture > of or from a vapour
steam1615
coagulation1669
devaporation1787
1787 E. Darwin in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 49 The privation of heat may be esteemed the principal cause of devaporation.
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