evanesce
[ ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes ]
verb (used without object),ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing.
to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
Origin of evanesce
1First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin ēvānēscere “to disappear, vanish”; see origin at vanish
Other words from evanesce
- ev·a·nes·ci·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with evanesce
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How to use evanesce in a sentence
It was an ignoble love, tigerish and animal, which would evanesce long before her youth and beauty had faded away.
Darkness and Dawn | Frederic W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for evanesce
evanesce
/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛs) /
verb
(intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish
Origin of evanesce
1C19: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish
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