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vanisher
Variant of vanish
vanish
definition
van·ish (van′is̸h)
intransitive verb
- to go or pass suddenly from sight; disappear
- to cease to exist; come to an end
- 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
Related Forms:
- vanisher van′·isher noun
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