vanish

[van-ish]

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verb (used without object)

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.

verb (used with object)

to cause to disappear.

noun

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

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

Related formsvan·ish·er, nounvan·ish·ing·ly, adverbvan·ish·ment, nounnon·van·ish·ing, adjectiveout·van·ish, verb (used with object)un·van·ish·ing, adjective

Synonyms

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1. evanesce.

Synonym study

1. See disappear.

Antonyms

1. appear.

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Examples from the Web for vanish

Contemporary Examples

Previously unknown papyri crop up only to vanish into private collections and out of the sight of scholars forever.
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There he claims he saw a luminous object change colors several times then vanish into the night sky.
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This teacher says that the wretched Soviet regime will vanish and life will return to normal.
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But 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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October 14, 2013
She would also vanish for days or sometimes weeks at a time.
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September 26, 2013

Historical Examples

And now they all vanish in a puff of smoke from the chimney.
Old Ticonderoga, A Picture of The Past
Nathaniel Hawthorne
If it is a town, it is one of those towns that vanish, like a city of tents.
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G. K. Chesterton
There things may come and go, rise and vanish—he neither desires nor bemoans them.
A Dish Of Orts
George MacDonald
I must vanish from your life, be gone as completely as though I had never entered it.
The Inn at the Red Oak
Latta Griswold
The crew held their breaths as if the apparition might vanish as suddenly as it appeared.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling

British Dictionary definitions for vanish

vanish

verb (intr)

to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously
to cease to exist; fade away
maths to become zero

noun

phonetics rare the second and weaker of the two vowels in a falling diphthong

Derived Formsvanisher, nounvanishingly, adverb

Word Origin

C14: vanissen, from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to evaporate, from ē- ex- 1 + vānēscere to pass away, from vānus empty

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Word Origin and History for vanish

v.

c.1300, from shortened form of stem of Old French esvanir "disappear," from Vulgar Latin *exvanire, from Latin evanescere "disappear, die out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + vanescere "vanish," from vanus "empty" (see vain). Related: Vanished; vanishing. Vanishing point in perspective drawing is recorded from 1797.

Idioms and Phrases with vanish

vanish

see under into thin air.

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Examples from the Web for vanish

Contemporary Examples

Previously unknown papyri crop up only to vanish into private collections and out of the sight of scholars forever.

There he claims he saw a luminous object change colors several times then vanish into the night sky.

This teacher says that the wretched Soviet regime will vanish and life will return to normal.

But what made The Beatles and The Beach Boys so spectacular vocally was that they could vanish into each other with their voices.

She would also vanish for days or sometimes weeks at a time.

Historical Examples

And now they all vanish in a puff of smoke from the chimney.

If it is a town, it is one of those towns that vanish, like a city of tents.

There things may come and go, rise and vanish—he neither desires nor bemoans them.

I must vanish from your life, be gone as completely as though I had never entered it.

The crew held their breaths as if the apparition might vanish as suddenly as it appeared.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for vanish

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Idioms and Phrases with vanish

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Origin of vanish