Synonyms

vanish

American

[van-ish] / ˈvæn ɪʃ /

verb (used without object)

to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.

The frost vanished when the sun came out.

Synonyms:

evanesce

Antonyms:

appear
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.

vanish British

/ ˈvænɪʃ /

verb

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

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noun

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

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vanish Idioms

see under into thin air.

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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The antique heroes of the 1780s vanish from his work, replaced by the drama of modern French revolutionary martyrs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of the reports are similar to the vanishing lobster.

From The Wall Street Journal

Methane has been detected repeatedly, but it vanishes faster than existing models can explain.

From Science Daily

A massive search effort is underway for a young woman who mysteriously vanished outside her Texas home on Christmas Eve, with law enforcement officials saying she could be in "imminent danger".

From BBC

“Even if AI sentiment cools for a quarter, grid backlogs don’t vanish. These projects are multiyear bottlenecks,” he said.

From MarketWatch

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