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Vanish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Vanish? [v] decrease rapidly, as of money [v] get lost, esp. without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [v] cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [v] pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [v] become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Vanish: disappear \| disappear \| fell \| fly \| fly \| go away \| go away Related Terms \| Find terms related to Vanish: See Also \| absent \| blow over \| bob under \| cease \| cease \| clear \| decrease \| dematerialise \| dematerialize \| desorb \| die \| die off \| die out \| diminish \| elapse \| end \| end \| evanesce \| fade \| fall \| fall away \| fall off \| finish \| finish \| fleet \| glide by \| go \| go along \| go by \| lapse \| lessen \| pass \| pass \| pass off \| remove \| skip town \| slide by \| slip away \| slip by \| stop \| stop \| take a powder \| terminate \| terminate \| wither Vanish In Webster's Dictionary \Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vanishing}.] [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir, esvanu["i]r, F. s'['e]vanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See {Vain}, and cf. {Evanescent},{-ish}.] 1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer. Go; vanish into air; away! --Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. --Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. --Hawthorne. 2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. ``All these delights will vanish.'' --Milton. \Van"ish\, n. (Phon.) The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. --Rush. Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general term glide.

Vanish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vanish?

[v] decrease rapidly, as of money
[v] get lost, esp. without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
[v] cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
[v] pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
[v] become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

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Vanish In Webster's Dictionary

\Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Vanishing}.] [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF.
envanir, esvanir, esvanu["i]r, F. s'['e]vanouir; fr. L. vanus
empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See
{Vain}, and cf. {Evanescent},{-ish}.]
1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of
   sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the
   sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight
   of spectators on land.

         The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer.

         Go; vanish into air; away!            --Shak.

         The champions vanished from their posts with the
         speed of lightning.                   --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

         Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among
         realities.                            --Hawthorne.

2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. ``All these
   delights will vanish.'' --Milton.


\Van"ish\, n. (Phon.)
The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing
more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale
ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old
with a vanish of oo as in foot. --Rush.

Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general
      term glide.

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