evanesce
[ ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes ]
/ ˌɛv əˈnɛs, ˈɛv əˌnɛs /
verb (used without object), ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing.
to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
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Origin of evanesce
1815–25; < Latin ēvānēscere to vanish
OTHER WORDS FROM evanesce
ev·a·nes·cence, nounev·a·nes·ci·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH evanesce
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British Dictionary definitions for evanesce
evanesce
/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛs) /
verb
(intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish
Word Origin for evanesce
C19: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish
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