vanish
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
to go away, especially furtively or mysteriously; disappear by quick departure: The thief vanished in the night.
to disappear by ceasing to exist; come to an end: The pain vanished after he took an aspirin.
Mathematics. (of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero.
to cause to disappear.
Phonetics. the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint (ē) at the end of the (ā) in the pronunciation of pain.
Origin of vanish
1synonym study For vanish
Other words for vanish
Opposites for vanish
Other words from vanish
- van·ish·er, noun
- van·ish·ing·ly, adverb
- van·ish·ment, noun
- non·van·ish·ing, adjective
- outvanish, verb (used with object)
- un·van·ish·ing, adjective
Words Nearby vanish
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How to use vanish in a sentence
Previously unknown papyri crop up only to vanish into private collections and out of the sight of scholars forever.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts | Candida Moss | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere he claims he saw a luminous object change colors several times then vanish into the night sky.
After losing out on the WFP backing, “I know Andrew Cuomo just thought I would vanish,” Teachout said.
Can New York Democrat Zephyr Teachout Stop Governor Andrew Cuomo? | David Freedlander | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis teacher says that the wretched Soviet regime will vanish and life will return to normal.
Inside ‘Maidan’: Sergei Loznitsa on His Ukrainian Uprising Doc and Putin’s ‘Fascist’ Regime | Richard Porton | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut what made The Beatles and The Beach Boys so spectacular vocally was that they could vanish into each other with their voices.
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And then he hung up, left the station to vanish into the murk of the rain swept night.
But indeed, it was useless to rub her eyes, the dwarfs did not vanish, and so she was obliged to believe that they were real.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceHe remained on his feet just long enough to see his Time Observatory dim and vanish.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongI would have cried like a child who sees the castle he has been dreaming about vanish away as he awakens from sleep.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsAnd by the same token the good Duchess has seen her hair grow white and her gaiety vanish.
Honey-Bee | Anatole France
British Dictionary definitions for vanish
/ (ˈvænɪʃ) /
to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously
to cease to exist; fade away
maths to become zero
phonetics rare the second and weaker of the two vowels in a falling diphthong
Origin of vanish
1Derived forms of vanish
- vanisher, noun
- vanishingly, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with vanish
see under into thin air.
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