English dictionary
vanish
/'v/&/n/I//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, <i>a</i> as in <i>ale</i> ordinarily ends with a <i>vanish</i> of <i>i</i> as in <i>ill</i>, <i>o</i> as in <i>old</i> with a vanish of <i>oo</i> as in <i>foot</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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get lost, as without warning or explanation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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become invisible or unnoticeable
ExamplesThe effect vanished when day broke.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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pass away rapidly
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cease to exist
ExamplesAn entire civilization vanished.
Synonyms disappearSource: WordNet 3.0
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decrease rapidly and disappear
ExamplesThe money vanished in las Vegas.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor <i>vanishes</i> from the sight by being dissipated; a ship <i>vanishes</i> from the sight of spectators on land.
Source: webster1913