vanish
Americanverb (used without object)
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to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- Synonyms:
- evanesce
- Antonyms:
- appear
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to go away, especially furtively or mysteriously; disappear by quick departure.
The thief vanished in the night.
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to disappear by ceasing to exist; come to an end.
The pain vanished after he took an aspirin.
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Mathematics. (of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously
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to cease to exist; fade away
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maths to become zero
noun
Related Words
See disappear.
Other Word Forms
- nonvanishing adjective
- outvanish verb (used with object)
- unvanishing adjective
- vanisher noun
- vanishingly adverb
- vanishment noun
Etymology
Origin of vanish
1275–1325; Middle English vanisshen, vanissen < Middle French evaniss-, long stem of e ( s ) vanir ≪ Latin ex- ex- 1 + vānēscere to pass away, equivalent to vān ( us ) vain + -ēscere inchoative suffix
Example Sentences
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People know them — the pioneering flier and the Teamsters union president — because both of them vanished dramatically.
From Los Angeles Times
The constitutional court said back in 2001 that "as time passes, the relative importance of standpoints and positions of people in a totalitarian state certainly has not vanished, but it has definitely decreased".
From Barron's
That harsh period aligns closely with the time Homo floresiensis vanished.
From Science Daily
The glove had appeared to match ones worn by a masked man captured on surveillance footage on the night Guthrie vanished.
From BBC
Hamdy left in November with a dozen peers, vanishing without a word after contacting smugglers online.
From Barron's
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