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transpire vs evaporate

evaporate vs transpire

transpire and evaporate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transpire No No Yes No
evaporate No No Yes No
As verbs, evaporate is a hypernym of transpire; that is, evaporate is a word with a broader meaning than transpire:
  • transpire: exude water vapor
  • evaporate: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
Other hypernyms of transpire include vaporise, vaporize.
transpire (verb) evaporate (verb)
give off (water) through the skin lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
come to light; become known change into a vapor
exude water vapor cause to change into a vapor
come about, happen, or occur become less intense and fade away gradually
pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
Difference between transpire and evaporate

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