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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Related Words for evanish

depart, wane, retire, escape, go, melt, dissipate, fade, perish, evaporate, expire, sink, flee, retreat, fly, die, recede, leave, withdraw, abandon

Examples from the Web for evanish

Historical Examples of evanish

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

verb

a poetic word for vanish

Derived Formsevanishment, noun

Word Origin for evanish

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

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