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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary
Vaporize or evaporate
Hello. I' m a bit confused with the use of the words evaporate and vaporize as I don't see their difference in meaning. Can you tell me if I have used them correctly in the following examples? Could they be used interchangeably?
We waited for the mist to vaporize.
The seawater evaporated leaving salt behind.
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anonymous We waited for the mist to vaporize. No. Mist lifts or dissipates or clears.
- anonymous We waited for the mist to vaporize.
- No.
- Mist lifts or dissipates or clears.
- There are probably other words, but not "vaporize".
- anonymous The seawater evaporated leaving salt behind.
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anonymousWe waited for the mist to vaporize.
No. Mist lifts or dissipates or clears. There are probably other words, but not "vaporize".
anonymousThe seawater evaporated leaving salt behind.
Right.
When I think of vaporizing, I think of a sudden conversion from solid or liquid to gas, like a water droplet hit
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