evanesce
[ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes]
- to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
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Origin of evanesce
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The 'culture,' to which she laid claim, evanesced in this atmosphere of exhalations.
In the Year of JubileeGeorge 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 HypocriteCyril 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.
MakersCory Doctorow
Richard Kenton evanesced into the interior so obviously that Bittridge could not offer to come in.
The KentonsWilliam Dean Howells
evanesce
- (intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish
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Word Origin
C19: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish
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Word Origin and History for evanesced
evanesce
v.
1822, a back-formation from evanescence, or else from Latin evanescere "to pass away, vanish" (see evanescent).
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