Vanish definition

vănĭsh

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To go or pass suddenly from sight; disappear.

verb

To cease to exist; come to an end.

verb

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

noun

(mathematics) To become zero. Used of a function or variable.

verb

(math.) To become zero.

verb

Vanish is defined as to disappear quickly.

An example of to vanish is for free food to disappear from a table in a room filled with college football players.

verb

To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear.

verb

To pass out of existence.

When the dinosaurs vanished from the earth.

verb

(mathematics) To become equal to zero.

The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.

verb

(phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

A as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.

O as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.

noun

To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

verb

Origin of vanish

Middle English vanisshen alteration of Old French esvanir esvaniss- from Vulgar Latin exvanīre alteration of Latin ēvānēscere ē-, ex- ex- vānēscere to vanish (from vānus empty euə- in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (French évanouir), Vulgar Latin evanescere, from vanus (“empty")

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