evanesce

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

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verb (used without object),ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing.

to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.

Origin of evanesce

First 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

evanesce , evaporate, liquefy, melt, thaw, transpire, vaporize

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How to use evanesce in a sentence

Richard Kenton evanesced into the interior so obviously that Bittridge could not offer to come in.
The Kentons | William Dean Howells
The 'culture,' to which she laid claim, evanesced in this atmosphere of exhalations.
In the Year of Jubilee | George Gissing
Each time he caught a ball, something left Perry, some pain long held in his chest, evanesced into the night air.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
Very soon they both got bored again, when the excitement of the plotting had evanesced.
The Hypocrite | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
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

British Dictionary definitions for evanesce

evanesce

/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛs) /

verb

(intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish

Origin of evanesce

C19: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish

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