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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Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were best friends who vanished after leaving a family barbecue in 2002 in their small town near Cambridge.
From BBC
The appetite for consumption hasn’t vanished — it has narrowed.
From MarketWatch
But within a few days, the Fox story vanished.
From Literature
These soaring food prices is why you hear more and more Iranians talking about red meat vanishing from their tables in recent years, to be replaced by cheaper alternatives such as chicken, cheese or beans.
From BBC
The scared look vanished from Mama’s face, and everything would have been all right if it hadn’t been for Daisy.
From Literature
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