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disappeared

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dis·ap·pear  (ds-pîr)
v. dis·ap·peared, dis·ap·pear·ing, dis·ap·pears
v.intr.
1. To pass out of sight; vanish.
2. To cease to exist.
v.tr.
To cause (someone) to disappear, especially by kidnapping or murder.
disap·pearance n.
Synonyms: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
These verbs mean to pass out of sight or existence: a skyscraper disappearing in the fog; time seeming to evanesce; courage evaporating; memories fading away; hope slowly vanishing.
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disappeared [ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd] NPL (Pol) the disappeared → los desaparecidos


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The man who wrote that word upon the wall disappeared from the midst of the generations of man many centuries ago; the word, in its turn, has been effaced from the wall of the church; the church will, perhaps, itself soon disappear from the face of the earth.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
, a despatch-boat belonging to the Federal navy, which the government had placed at their disposal; and, getting up steam, the banks of Louisiana speedily disappeared from sight.
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Thar Ban watched until he had disappeared within the yawning portal.
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