van·ish (v n sh)intr.v. van·ished, van·ish·ing, van·ish·es 1. a. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear. b. To pass out of existence. 2. Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.
[Middle English vanisshen, alteration of Old French esvanir, esvaniss-, from Vulgar Latin *exvan re, alteration of Latin v n scere : -, ex-, ex- + v n scere, to vanish (from v nus, empty; see eu - in Indo-European roots).]
van ish·er n. van ish·ing·ly adv. van ish·ment n. |
vanish Verb 1. to disappear suddenly: the choppers vanished from radar screens at dawn yesterday 2. to cease to exist: the old landmarks had vanished [Latin evanescere to evaporate]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | vanish - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"fall - go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" die - disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" go - be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" fade, wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" desorb - go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed | | 2. | vanish - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" bob under - disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | | 3. | vanish - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"vaporize, vanish, fly - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" | | 4. | vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | | 5. | vanish - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" fell, vanish, fly - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" |
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Translations vanishv vanish [ˈvӕniʃ]to become no longer visible, especially suddenly The ship vanished over the horizon; Our hopes suddenly vanished. verdwyn يَخْتَفي، يَتَوارى изчезвам zmizet forsvinde verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι desvanecerse, desaparecer haihtuma ناپدید شدن hävitä disparaître לְהֵיעָלֵם लुप्त होना nestati, iščeznuti eltűnik lenyap hverfa svanire, scomparire 消える (보이던 것이) 시야에서 사라지다, 보이지 않게 되다 dingti, išnykti pazust; izgaist menghilang verdwijnen forsvinne zniknąć desaparecer a dispărea исчезать zmiznúť izginiti nestati försvinna หายไป gözden kaybolmak 突然消失 зникати, щезати غائب ہوجانا biến mất 突然消失
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