evanish

[ ih-van-ish ]

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verb (used without object)

to vanish; disappear.
to cease to be.

Origin of evanish

1300–50; Middle English evanisshen<Middle French esvaniss-, extended stem of esvanir.See e-¹, evanesce, vanish

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How to use evanish in a sentence

Flame, love, and life, all are at an end—all evanish for ever.
The Sea | Jules Michelet
If he who is the Life, breathe not, all that will melt away and evanish.
Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life | John Brown (of Wamphray)

British Dictionary definitions for evanish

evanish

/ (ɪˈvænɪʃ) /

verb

a poetic word for vanish

Origin of evanish

C15: from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to vanish

Derived forms of evanish

evanishment, noun

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