evaporate vs weaken

evaporate and weaken both are verbs.

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

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

evaporate (verb)	weaken (verb)
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue	become weaker
change into a vapor	lessen the strength of
cause to change into a vapor	reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
become less intense and fade away gradually	lessen in force or effect
	destroy property or hinder normal operations