evanesce

[ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes]

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

Related formsev·a·nes·cence, nounev·a·nes·ci·ble, adjective

Can be confusedevanesce evaporate liquefy melt thaw transpire vaporizeevanescence evaporation liquefaction melting thawing transpiration vaporization

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Historical Examples of evanesced

The 'culture,' to which she laid claim, evanesced in this atmosphere of exhalations.
In the Year of Jubilee
George Gissing
Alas, that from the modern world should have evanesced all appreciation of art that is not obviously useful, palpably didactic!
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)
John Addington Symonds
Very soon they both got bored again, when the excitement of the plotting had evanesced.
The Hypocrite
Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Each time he caught a ball, something left Perry, some pain long held in his chest, evanesced into the night air.
Makers
Cory Doctorow
Richard Kenton evanesced into the interior so obviously that Bittridge could not offer to come in.
The Kentons
William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for evanesced

evanesce

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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Word Origin and History for evanesced

evanesce

1822, a back-formation from evanescence, or else from Latin evanescere "to pass away, vanish" (see evanescent).