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vanish Definition

van·ish (vanis̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to go or pass suddenly from sight; disappear
  2. to cease to exist; come to an end
  3. Math. to become zero

Etymology: ME vanissen, aphetic < prp. stem of OFr esvanir < VL *exvanire, for L evanescere: see evanesce

noun

Phonet. the faint last part of any of certain diphthongs, as the sound like a faint (ē) ending the diphthong in boy

vanish Related Forms

van·isher noun

vanish Synonyms

vanish

v.

disappear, fade, fade away, fade out, go away, dissolve; see also disappear. See syn. study at disappear.

vanish Usage Examples

Object

  • civilization: Vanished civilization where large bet on to shorten the least in part.
  • coin: The Raven - Visually vanish a coin from a spectators hand without touching it!

Preposition: into

  • ether: Their names slipped through his ears and vanished irretrievably into the ether of the room.
  • obscurity: None of them has so far vanished into obscurity.
  • mist: Short in height and wearing a tall hat, vanished into a strange yellow mist while watched by seven boys.
  • darkness: Then all traces of light vanished into the darkness.
  • air: My old, old dream of bliss vanished into thin air!
  • shadow: It walked slowly across the lawn and vanished into the shadow upon the other side.

Adjective complement

overnight: Will they buy their houses on the strength of local facilities to find that an important one of them just vanished overnight?

Modifying Another Word

  • mysteriously: Then the man mysteriously vanished leaving the lingering odor of sulfur in the air.
  • altogether: That affects whether type C becomes uncommon, or vanishes altogether.
  • suddenly: Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
  • forever: A few of the major changes on the cards include: Old style classes will vanish forever.

Used with why or when

when: LPG burns cleaner - less pollutants - and the power issue vanishes when you stop trying to make cars burn gasoline OR LPG.

Preposition: without

trace: His sister talks him into trying to track down her abusive spouse, who has vanished without a trace.

Preposition: in

  • puff: Then he vanishes in a puff of smoke... .
  • flash: Lighter Than Air: A borrowed lighter is used for a quick and funny gag, then suddenly vanishes in a flash of fire!
  • instant: The spectator again chooses a card and it, too vanishes in an instant!

Preposition: from

  • sight: Away to the east, the hills had vanished from sight under the advancing snow.
  • deck: A chosen card vanishes from the deck, only to appear stuck to a window!

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