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   vanish

   /ˈvanɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. disappear suddenly and completely: "Moira vanished without trace" Similar disappearvanish into thin airbe lost to sight/viewbe/become invisibleevaporatedissipatedispersefadefade awaymelt awayevanescerecede from viewwithdrawdepartleavego awayOpposite appearmaterialize
   • ▪ gradually cease to exist: "the environment is under threat—hedgerows and woodlands are vanishing" Similar come to an endendcease to exist/bepass awaypassdie outbe no morebecome extinct/obsoleteevaporatedwindlefizzle outpeter outwear offbecome/grow lessbecome/grow smallerdecreaselessendiminishshrinkcontractfadewaneOpposite materializelast
   • 2. become zero.

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French e(s)vaniss-, lengthened stem of e(s)vanir, from Latin evanescere ‘die away’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVANISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way: The child vanished while on her way home from school. We ran out after the thief, but he had vanished into thin air (= had completely disappeared). Cheap rural housing is vanishing in the south of the country. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vanishVanish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VANISH is to pass quickly from sight : disappear. How to use vanish in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVANISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way: The child vanished while on her way home from school. We ran out after the thief, but he had vanished into thin air (= had completely disappeared). Cheap rural housing is vanishing in the south of the state. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › vanishVANISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Vanish definition: to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible. See examples of VANISH used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vanishVanish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   vanish. /ˈvænɪʃ/ IPA guide. Other forms: vanished; vanishing; vanishes. A car driving into the distance, a member of a near-extinct species, or that last piece of pecan pie in the refrigerator — any of these things is likely to vanish soon, meaning "to disappear."

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVANISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   SYNONYMY NOTE: vanish implies a sudden, complete, often mysterious passing from sight or existence [the stain had vanished overnight]; disappear, a more general term, implies either a sudden or gradual passing from sight or existence [customs that have long since disappeared]; fade suggests a gradual, complete or partial disappearance, as by ...

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › vanishVanish - definition of vanish by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear. b. To pass out of existence: when the dinosaurs vanished from the earth. 2. Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.