evaporate vs modify

evaporate and modify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evaporate	No	No	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of evaporate; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than evaporate:

Other hypernyms of evaporate include alter, change.

evaporate (verb)	modify (verb)
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue	make less severe or harsh or extreme
change into a vapor	add a modifier to a constituent
cause to change into a vapor	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
become less intense and fade away gradually