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evanesce definition

eva·nesce (ev′ə nes′)

intransitive verb evanesced -·nesced′, evanescing -·nesc′·ing

to pass away or fade from sight like mist or smoke; disappear slowly

Etymology: L evanescere < e-, out + vanescere, to vanish < vanus, vain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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